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Optometrists and eye clinics in Scotts Bluff County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Scotts Bluff County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #721 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,586
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Scotts Bluff County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,285 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Scotts Bluff County spend about $19.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 24% above 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 Scotts Bluff County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,770 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scotts Bluff County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Scotts Bluff County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #721 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Scotts Bluff 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 | Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,770 | 3,989 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,285 | $1,432 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,614 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,586−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,078
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 740 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $63,614+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,943
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,332
- Daytime population
- 35,840Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Scotts Bluff County marked.
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 Scotts Bluff 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics63
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Scotts Bluff County, NE?
There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Scotts Bluff County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Scotts Bluff County, NE spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.4M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 15,078 households in Scotts Bluff County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scotts Bluff County, NE compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Scotts Bluff County has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.9M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Scotts Bluff County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,770 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Scotts Bluff County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Scotts Bluff County at 35,586 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,078 households. The median household income in Scotts Bluff County is $63,614 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Scotts Bluff County scores 48 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #721 of 1,302 scored counties.
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