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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Bend, OR metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Bend, OR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #253 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon

Listings
50
9 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
27
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$143.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,374 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
266,376
+7.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 optometrists and eye clinics in the Bend metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,374 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Bend metro area spend about $143.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 50 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.9M per practice, 8% below 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.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Bend metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,871 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $207K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Bend metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bend metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, the Bend metro area has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #253 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon.

How the Bend metro 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Bend, OR metro area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureBend metro areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.83.74.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,8716,1595,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,374$1,324$1,288
Median household income$89,788$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score4560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27
Employees, 2023
146
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
509 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$207K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Bend metro 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 Bend metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
266,376+7.0% since 2020
Households
104,529
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
7,778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$89,788
Average household income
$121,236
Median home value
$602,600
Jobs located here
104,129
Daytime population
248,315Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Oregon

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Bend metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oregon

Metro areas in Oregon ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Corvallis, OR77133.4$3.8M+4.4%#23 of 386
2Salem, OR70402.5$5.1M+2.7%#41 of 386
3Eugene-Springfield, OR63503.1$3.9M−0.7%#91 of 386
4Albany, OR62193.7$3.2M+3.0%#97 of 386
5Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA614024.0$3.6M+1.0%#99 of 386
6Medford, OR51303.3$3.8M−0.9%#187 of 386
7Grants Pass, OR48133.5$3.3M−0.4%#218 of 386
8Bend, OR45504.8$2.9M+7.0%#253 of 386

Other business types in the Bend metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Bend, OR metro area?

The Bend metro area has 50 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Bend, OR metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $143.6M a year, or $1,374 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 104,529 households in the Bend metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bend, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Bend metro area has 4.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Bend metro area would have about 46, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,871 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bend, OR metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bend metro area at 266,376 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,529 households. The median household income in the Bend metro area is $89,788 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Bend metro area scores 45 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #253 of 386 scored metro areas.

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