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Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Joseph County, MI
The optometrists and eye clinics in St. Joseph County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #634 of 1,302 scored counties
#30 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 10
- 5 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,968
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Joseph County spend about $30.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,295 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
St. Joseph County has 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in St. Joseph County in 2023. That is one for every 5,905 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show St. Joseph County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, St. Joseph County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #634 of 1,302 scored counties and #30 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.
How St. Joseph 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.
| Measure | St. Joseph County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,905 | 7,040 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,295 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,968+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $66,425+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,433
- Median home value
- $178,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,267
- Daytime population
- 52,362Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan, with St. Joseph County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Allegan County, MI | 87 | 11 | 2.4 | $6M | +2.1% | #9 of 1,302 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 80 | 38 | 3.4 | $4.5M | +3.9% | #56 of 1,302 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 79 | 21 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +0.7% | #69 of 1,302 |
| 4Macomb County, MI | 77 | 126 | 3.5 | $4.1M | +0.7% | #102 of 1,302 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 76 | 8 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +2.2% | #114 of 1,302 |
| 6Van Buren County, MI | 75 | 5 | 1.6 | $8.2M | +0.7% | #116 of 1,302 |
| 7Wayne County, MI | 74 | 181 | 2.6 | $5.1M | −1.1% | #131 of 1,302 |
| 8Livingston County, MI | 74 | 31 | 4.1 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #137 of 1,302 |
| 9St. Clair County, MI | 71 | 19 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +0.1% | #177 of 1,302 |
| 10Marquette County, MI | 70 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +2.3% | #196 of 1,302 |
| 30St. Joseph County, MI | 52 | 10 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +0.1% | #634 of 1,302 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy78
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Joseph County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Joseph County. 5 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $30.6M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 23,620 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, MI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Joseph County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.1M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,905 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, MI growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 60,968 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,425, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. St. Joseph County scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #634 of 1,302 scored counties.
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