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Optometrists and eye clinics in Clatsop County, OR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #835 of 1,302 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,235 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Clatsop County spend about $22.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 7 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Clatsop County has 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Clatsop County 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 Clatsop County.

Population estimates show Clatsop County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clatsop County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #835 of 1,302 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in Oregon.

How Clatsop County 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 Clatsop County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureClatsop CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.74.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,4966,1595,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score4360

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 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 Clatsop 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 Clatsop County

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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Optometrists and eye care across Oregon

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

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR7982.4$5.4M+2.3%#61 of 1,302
2Benton County, OR77133.4$3.8M+4.4%#103 of 1,302
3Marion County, OR72322.5$5M+2.7%#158 of 1,302
4Clackamas County, OR67674.1$3.6M+0.9%#262 of 1,302
5Linn County, OR65193.7$3.2M+3.0%#307 of 1,302
6Yamhill County, OR64123.1$4.4M+2.2%#315 of 1,302
7Coos County, OR6362.1$5.5M−1.5%#335 of 1,302
8Lane County, OR63503.1$3.9M−0.7%#342 of 1,302
9Crook County, OR6254.6$2.8M+10.6%#383 of 1,302
10Washington County, OR591054.5$3.4M+1.8%#444 of 1,302
18Clatsop County, OR4373.9$3.2M−0.6%#835 of 1,302

Other business types in Clatsop County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Clatsop County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Clatsop County. 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 Clatsop County, OR 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. 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 17,984 households in Clatsop County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clatsop County 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 Clatsop County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Clatsop County at 40,926 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,984 households. Median household income in Clatsop County is $71,822, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Clatsop County scores 43 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #835 of 1,302 scored counties.

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