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Optometrists and eye clinics in Woodbury County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Woodbury County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #604 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 27 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$55.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,366 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,649
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Woodbury County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,366 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Woodbury County spend about $55.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Woodbury County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,131 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Woodbury County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Woodbury County is 53 (upper middle), #604 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 27 scored counties in Iowa.

How Woodbury County compares

The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Woodbury County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWoodbury CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.44.14.1
Spending per listing$4M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,1314,2585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,366$1,412$1,288
Median household income$73,658$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5351

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Woodbury County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Woodbury County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,649+0.7% since 2020
Households
40,699
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$73,658+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,682
Median home value
$183,200
Jobs located here
50,646
Daytime population
104,991Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Woodbury County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Story County, IA75143.6$3.9M+2.7%#125 of 1,302
2Warren County, IA6894.4$3.6M+9.0%#237 of 1,302
3Scott County, IA65273.7$3.9M+0.4%#298 of 1,302
4Marshall County, IA6453.2$4.2M−0.5%#317 of 1,302
5Dallas County, IA64225.2$3.3M+17.8%#327 of 1,302
6Marion County, IA6253.8$3.8M+2.3%#365 of 1,302
7Clinton County, IA6273.6$3.8M−0.9%#366 of 1,302
8Polk County, IA591105.4$2.8M+4.8%#454 of 1,302
9Linn County, IA58414.3$3.4M+0.7%#467 of 1,302
10Black Hawk County, IA58224.0$3.3M+0.4%#469 of 1,302
14Woodbury County, IA53143.4$4M+0.7%#604 of 1,302

Other business types in Woodbury County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Woodbury County, IA?

Woodbury County has 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Woodbury County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $55.6M a year, or $1,366 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,699 households in Woodbury County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Woodbury County, IA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Woodbury County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Woodbury County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,131 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Woodbury County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Woodbury County at 106,649 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,699 households. The median household income in Woodbury County is $73,658 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Woodbury County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #604 of 1,302 scored counties.

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