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Optometrists and eye clinics in Marion County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #423 of 1,302 scored counties
#21 of 63 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,252 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,115
−0.4% 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 Marion County spend about $30.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,252 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Marion County has 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 8,228 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $178K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Marion County.

Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Marion County is 60 (upper middle), #423 of 1,302 scored counties and #21 of 63 scored counties in Ohio.

How Marion County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Marion County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMarion CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.14.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8,2285,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,252$1,398$1,288
Median household income$59,371$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$178K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Marion 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 Marion County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,115−0.4% since 2020
Households
24,683
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
404 sq. mi.
People per square mile
161
Median household income
$59,371+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,921
Median home value
$156,800
Jobs located here
23,364
Daytime population
60,757Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clermont County, OH84273.2$4.7M+3.9%#22 of 1,302
2Warren County, OH81293.2$5.5M+5.7%#42 of 1,302
3Portage County, OH78182.8$5.1M+1.0%#77 of 1,302
4Licking County, OH77223.2$4.7M+3.8%#93 of 1,302
5Medina County, OH77263.6$4.4M+1.3%#96 of 1,302
6Union County, OH77125.0$3.4M+16.5%#105 of 1,302
7Lorain County, OH74413.2$4.4M+3.1%#135 of 1,302
8Ashtabula County, OH7361.5$8.1M−0.8%#145 of 1,302
9Athens County, OH7352.2$5.7M+1.3%#146 of 1,302
10Hancock County, OH6872.2$6.3M+0.1%#223 of 1,302
21Marion County, OH6093.6$3.4M−0.4%#423 of 1,302

Other business types in Marion County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Marion County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Marion County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Marion County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $30.9M a year, or $1,252 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 24,683 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marion County has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Marion County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,228 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Marion County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Marion County at 65,115 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,683 households. Median household income in Marion County is $59,371, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Marion County scores 60 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #423 of 1,302 scored counties.

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