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Optometrists and eye clinics in Platte County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #168 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$18.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,357 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
35,649
+3.9% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Platte County comes to about $18.5M a year: $1,357 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per practice, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Platte County has 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

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

Population estimates show Platte County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Platte County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #168 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Platte 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 Platte County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasurePlatte CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.04.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9895,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,357$1,432$1,288
Median household income$71,552$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score7257

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
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Platte 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 Platte County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,649+3.9% since 2020
Households
13,658
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$71,552+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,157
Median home value
$223,900
Jobs located here
20,463
Daytime population
36,606Residents 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 Platte 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

Other business types in Platte County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Platte County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Platte County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Platte County, NE spend on medical and dental services?

About $18.5M a year, or $1,357 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 13,658 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Platte County has 3.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.7M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Platte County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Platte County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Platte County at 35,649 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,658 households. Median household income in Platte County is $71,552, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. Platte County scores 72 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #168 of 1,302 scored counties.

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