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Optometrists and eye clinics in Van Wert County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Van Wert County, OH, 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
$15.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,311 a household
Spending per listing
$7.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
29,013
+0.3% 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 Van Wert County comes to about $15.1M a year: $1,311 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $7.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Van Wert County as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Van Wert County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Van Wert County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Van Wert 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 Van Wert County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureVan Wert CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.74.14.1
Spending per listing$7.6M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,311$1,398$1,288
Median household income$67,917$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
5The 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,013+0.3% since 2020
Households
11,549
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,591
Median home value
$152,000
Jobs located here
11,293
Daytime population
25,207Residents 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 Van Wert 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
Van Wert County, OHNot scored21.7$7.6M+0.3%

Other business types in Van Wert County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Van Wert County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Van Wert County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $15.1M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $7.6M 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 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Wert County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics 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, Van Wert County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert 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 Van Wert County

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