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Optometrists and eye clinics in Richardson County, NE

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,303 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,530
−4.2% 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 Richardson County comes to about $4.6M a year: $1,303 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There is 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings in Richardson County as of September 2026. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Richardson County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Richardson 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 Richardson County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureRichardson CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.84.04.1
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9895,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,303$1,432$1,288
Median household income$60,108$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
10 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 Richardson 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 Richardson County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,530−4.2% since 2020
Households
3,554
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
552 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$60,108
Average household income
$82,919
Median home value
$100,300
Jobs located here
2,279
Daytime population
6,337Residents 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 Richardson 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
Richardson County, NENot scored12.8$4.6M−4.2%

Other business types in Richardson County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Richardson County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Richardson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.6M a year, or $1,303 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 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 3,554 households in Richardson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richardson County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Richardson County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Richardson County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Richardson County at 7,530 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,554 households. Median household income in Richardson County is $60,108, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Richardson County

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