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Optometrists and eye clinics in Deschutes County, OR
How Deschutes 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 · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #563 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 41
- 7 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $118.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,398 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
- 213,072
- +6.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 optometrists and eye clinics in Deschutes County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,398 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Deschutes County spend about $118.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Deschutes County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 3,861 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 Deschutes County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Deschutes County grew 6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Deschutes County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #563 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in Oregon.
How Deschutes 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 | Deschutes County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,861 | 6,159 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.8% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,398 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $92,758 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 417 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Deschutes 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 Deschutes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 213,072+6.8% since 2020
- Households
- 84,933
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $92,758+38.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,342
- Median home value
- $650,900
- Jobs located here
- 90,452
- Daytime population
- 205,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Deschutes County marked.
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 |
| 14Deschutes County, OR | 55 | 41 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +6.8% | #563 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Deschutes 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
- Doctors, dentists and clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics61
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics41
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Deschutes County, OR?
Deschutes County has 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Deschutes County, OR spend on medical and dental services?
About $118.7M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 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 84,933 households in Deschutes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Deschutes County, OR compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Deschutes 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 $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Deschutes County would have about 38, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,861 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Deschutes County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Deschutes County at 213,072 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,933 households. The median household income in Deschutes County is $92,758 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.4% 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. 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. Deschutes County scores 55 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #563 of 1,302 scored counties.
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