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Optometrists and eye clinics in Nemaha County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Nemaha County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,404 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,054
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Nemaha County. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,404 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Nemaha County spend about $5.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.4M per practice, 55% below 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Nemaha County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Nemaha County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Nemaha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Nemaha County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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.
| Measure | Nemaha County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,105 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,404 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,348 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Nemaha 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 Nemaha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,054−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,031
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $77,348+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,466
- Median home value
- $217,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,896
- Daytime population
- 10,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyandotte County, KS | 78 | 12 | 1.9 | $6.6M | +1.0% | #73 of 1,302 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 75 | 11 | 3.6 | $4.2M | +3.2% | #124 of 1,302 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 67 | 10 | 3.9 | $3.7M | +3.1% | #261 of 1,302 |
| 4Reno County, KS | 60 | 8 | 3.1 | $4M | −0.6% | #414 of 1,302 |
| 5Miami County, KS | 55 | 7 | 5.1 | $3M | +5.9% | #560 of 1,302 |
| 6Johnson County, KS | 52 | 163 | 6.5 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #648 of 1,302 |
| 7Geary County, KS | 48 | 5 | 3.5 | $3.5M | −1.2% | #725 of 1,302 |
| 8Pottawatomie County, KS | 47 | 6 | 6.4 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #756 of 1,302 |
| 9McPherson County, KS | 45 | 5 | 4.1 | $3.4M | −0.4% | #790 of 1,302 |
| 10Douglas County, KS | 45 | 29 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #801 of 1,302 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 9.9 | $1.4M | −2.1% |
Other business types in Nemaha County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Nemaha County, KS?
Nemaha County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Nemaha County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nemaha County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.7M a year, or $1,404 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 4,031 households in Nemaha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nemaha County, KS compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Nemaha County has 9.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Nemaha County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Nemaha County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Nemaha County at 10,054 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,031 households. The median household income in Nemaha County is $77,348 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Nemaha County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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