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Optometrists and eye clinics in Ogemaw County, MI

How Ogemaw County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,121
+1.6% 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

Households in Ogemaw County spend about $11.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,207 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Ogemaw County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Ogemaw County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ogemaw County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Ogemaw County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ogemaw County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Ogemaw County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureOgemaw CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.94.1
Spending per listing$5.7M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,0405,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,207$1,412$1,288
Median household income$54,666$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored70

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,121+1.6% since 2020
Households
9,370
Median age
49.7
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
564 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$54,666+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,376
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
5,606
Daytime population
19,330Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allegan County, MI87112.4$6M+2.1%#9 of 1,302
2Ottawa County, MI80383.4$4.5M+3.9%#56 of 1,302
3Monroe County, MI79213.3$4.3M+0.7%#69 of 1,302
4Macomb County, MI771263.5$4.1M+0.7%#102 of 1,302
5Barry County, MI7683.3$4.3M+2.2%#114 of 1,302
6Van Buren County, MI7551.6$8.2M+0.7%#116 of 1,302
7Wayne County, MI741812.6$5.1M−1.1%#131 of 1,302
8Livingston County, MI74314.1$4.1M+1.7%#137 of 1,302
9St. Clair County, MI71192.8$4.9M+0.1%#177 of 1,302
10Marquette County, MI7072.5$5.2M+2.3%#196 of 1,302
Ogemaw County, MINot scored22.1$5.7M+1.6%

Other business types in Ogemaw County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Ogemaw County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Ogemaw County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Ogemaw County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Ogemaw County, MI spend on medical and dental services?

About $11.3M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.7M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,370 households in Ogemaw County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ogemaw County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Ogemaw County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Ogemaw County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Ogemaw County at 21,121 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,370 households. Median household income in Ogemaw County is $54,666, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.4%, 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. Ogemaw County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Ogemaw County

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