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Optometrists and eye clinics in Holt County, NE

The optometrists and eye clinics in Holt County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,313 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,067
−0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Holt County. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 80% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,313 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Holt County spend about $5.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 43% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Holt County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 1,013 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Holt County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Holt County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Holt 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Holt County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureHolt CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.44.04.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,0133,9895,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,313$1,432$1,288
Median household income$68,513$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$844K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Holt 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 Holt County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,067−0.3% since 2020
Households
4,050
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
2,412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$68,513+13.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,600
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
4,132
Daytime population
11,812Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE79223.0$5.5M+9.0%#60 of 1,302
2Platte County, NE7253.7$3.7M+3.9%#168 of 1,302
3Douglas County, NE641044.4$3.4M+3.6%#326 of 1,302
4Buffalo County, NE6363.0$4.7M+1.9%#338 of 1,302
5Lancaster County, NE54624.6$3.1M+3.4%#589 of 1,302
6Scotts Bluff County, NE4853.3$3.9M−1.3%#721 of 1,302
7Madison County, NE4764.1$3.2M+1.6%#740 of 1,302
8Hall County, NE42145.7$2.4M+1.4%#875 of 1,302
9Dawson County, NE3755.5$2.5M+1.5%#966 of 1,302
10Lincoln County, NE3374.7$2.8M−3.6%#1,034 of 1,302
Holt County, NENot scored37.4$1.8M−0.3%

Other business types in Holt County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Holt County, NE?

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Holt County as of September 2026. 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 Holt County, NE spend on medical and dental services?

About $5.3M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 4,050 households in Holt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Holt County has 7.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Holt County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,013 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Holt County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Holt County at 10,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,050 households. The median household income in Holt County is $68,513 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.5% 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. Holt County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Holt County

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