Health care · Small-town market · Oregon
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Astoria, OR area
How the Astoria, OR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #187 of 400 scored small-town markets
#5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,235 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,926
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 optometrists and eye clinics in the Astoria area. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Astoria area spend about $22.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,235 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per practice, in line with 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 the Astoria area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,496 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $93K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Astoria area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Astoria area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Astoria area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #187 of 400 scored small-town markets and #5 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Oregon.
How the Astoria area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Astoria area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,496 | 6,159 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,235 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,822 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $525K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $93K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Astoria area, 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 the Astoria area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,926−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,984
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 828 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $71,822+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,117
- Median home value
- $468,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,288
- Daytime population
- 38,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oregon for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Astoria area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 71 | 10 | 3.0 | $3.9M | +1.8% | #52 of 400 |
| 2Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 69 | 6 | 2.1 | $5.5M | −1.5% | #60 of 400 |
| 3Klamath Falls, OR | 64 | 8 | 2.8 | $4M | +0.9% | #90 of 400 |
| 4Roseburg, OR | 64 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +0.6% | #93 of 400 |
| 5Astoria, OR | 52 | 7 | 3.9 | $3.2M | −0.6% | #187 of 400 |
| 6Newport, OR | 46 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +0.3% | #239 of 400 |
| 7The Dalles, OR | 28 | 6 | 5.7 | $2M | −1.1% | #352 of 400 |
Other business types in the Astoria area
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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy71
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Astoria, OR area?
There are 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Astoria area as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) 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 the Astoria, OR area spend on medical and dental services?
About $22.2M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 17,984 households in the Astoria area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Astoria, OR area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Astoria area has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,496 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Astoria, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the Astoria area at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. The median household income in the Astoria area is $71,822 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Astoria area scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #187 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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