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Optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #943 of 1,302 scored counties
#56 of 63 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32M
On medical and dental services · $1,291 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,389
−2.1% 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 Washington County comes to about $32M a year: $1,291 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Washington County has 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,956 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #943 of 1,302 scored counties and #56 of 63 scored counties in Ohio.

How Washington 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 Washington County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.14.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,9565,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,291$1,398$1,288
Median household income$63,603$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
55
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
58,389−2.1% since 2020
Households
24,779
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
632 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$63,603+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,514
Median home value
$185,600
Jobs located here
24,033
Daytime population
57,878Residents 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 Washington 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
56Washington County, OH38124.8$2.7M−2.1%#943 of 1,302

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $32M a year, or $1,291 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 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 24,779 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 4.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Washington County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,956 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 58,389 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,779 households. Median household income in Washington County is $63,603, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Washington County scores 38 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #943 of 1,302 scored counties.

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 Washington County

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