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Optometrists and eye clinics in Red Willow County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Red Willow County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

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
$6M
On medical and dental services · $1,330 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,307
−3.5% 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 Red Willow County spend about $6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,330 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Red Willow County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates show Red Willow County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Red Willow County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Red Willow 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 Red Willow County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureRed Willow CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.04.1
Spending per listing$3M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9895,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,330$1,432$1,288
Median household income$63,697$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

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
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 Red Willow 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 Red Willow County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,307−3.5% since 2020
Households
4,504
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$63,697+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,040
Median home value
$159,600
Jobs located here
5,147
Daytime population
10,621Residents 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 Red Willow 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
Red Willow County, NENot scored24.4$3M−3.5%

Other business types in Red Willow County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Red Willow County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Red Willow County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 4,504 households in Red Willow County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Red Willow County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Red Willow County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Red Willow County at 10,307 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,504 households. Median household income in Red Willow County is $63,697, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Red Willow 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 Red Willow County

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