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Optometrists and eye clinics in Columbia County, OR
How Columbia County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,296 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,091
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,296 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $27.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Columbia County in 2023. That is one for every 6,976 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Columbia County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $9M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,976 | 6,159 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,296 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $87,458 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,091+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,928
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $87,458+40.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,740
- Median home value
- $421,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,194
- Daytime population
- 38,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 79 | 8 | 2.4 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #61 of 1,302 |
| 2Benton County, OR | 77 | 13 | 3.4 | $3.8M | +4.4% | #103 of 1,302 |
| 3Marion County, OR | 72 | 32 | 2.5 | $5M | +2.7% | #158 of 1,302 |
| 4Clackamas County, OR | 67 | 67 | 4.1 | $3.6M | +0.9% | #262 of 1,302 |
| 5Linn County, OR | 65 | 19 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #307 of 1,302 |
| 6Yamhill County, OR | 64 | 12 | 3.1 | $4.4M | +2.2% | #315 of 1,302 |
| 7Coos County, OR | 63 | 6 | 2.1 | $5.5M | −1.5% | #335 of 1,302 |
| 8Lane County, OR | 63 | 50 | 3.1 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #342 of 1,302 |
| 9Crook County, OR | 62 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.8M | +10.6% | #383 of 1,302 |
| 10Washington County, OR | 59 | 105 | 4.5 | $3.4M | +1.8% | #444 of 1,302 |
| Columbia County, OR | Not scored | 3 | 1.4 | $9M | +2.6% |
Other business types in Columbia County
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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Columbia County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Columbia County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, OR spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.1M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 20,928 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, OR compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Columbia County has 1.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $9M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Columbia County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,976 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 54,091 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,928 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $87,458, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.5%, 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. Columbia County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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