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Optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #326 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 104
- 18 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $356M
- On medical and dental services · $1,493 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Douglas County comes to about $356M a year: $1,493 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 104 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Douglas County was 49 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,866 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #326 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Douglas County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,866 | 3,989 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +8.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,493 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 49+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10418 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 79 | 22 | 3.0 | $5.5M | +9.0% | #60 of 1,302 |
| 2Platte County, NE | 72 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +3.9% | #168 of 1,302 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 64 | 104 | 4.4 | $3.4M | +3.6% | #326 of 1,302 |
| 4Buffalo County, NE | 63 | 6 | 3.0 | $4.7M | +1.9% | #338 of 1,302 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 54 | 62 | 4.6 | $3.1M | +3.4% | #589 of 1,302 |
| 6Scotts Bluff County, NE | 48 | 5 | 3.3 | $3.9M | −1.3% | #721 of 1,302 |
| 7Madison County, NE | 47 | 6 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #740 of 1,302 |
| 8Hall County, NE | 42 | 14 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #875 of 1,302 |
| 9Dawson County, NE | 37 | 5 | 5.5 | $2.5M | +1.5% | #966 of 1,302 |
| 10Lincoln County, NE | 33 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.8M | −3.6% | #1,034 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics65
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Douglas County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 104 optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County. 18 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $356M a year, or $1,493 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Douglas County has 4.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Douglas County would have about 114, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,866 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 64 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #326 of 1,302 scored counties.
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