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Optometrists and eye clinics in the La Grande, OR area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the La Grande, OR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,177 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,900
−1.0% 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

At $1,177 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the La Grande area spend about $12.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

The La Grande area has 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in the La Grande area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the La Grande area declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, the La Grande area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the La Grande 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 La Grande, OR area compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLa Grande areaOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.74.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,1595,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,177$1,324$1,288
Median household income$65,661$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored60

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
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
4The 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 the La Grande 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 La Grande area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,900−1.0% since 2020
Households
10,900
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,037 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$65,661+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,276
Median home value
$294,600
Jobs located here
10,134
Daytime population
25,115Residents 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 small-town markets in Oregon for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the La Grande area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oregon

Small-town markets in Oregon ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR71103.0$3.9M+1.8%#52 of 400
2Coos Bay-North Bend, OR6962.1$5.5M−1.5%#60 of 400
3Klamath Falls, OR6482.8$4M+0.9%#90 of 400
4Roseburg, OR64163.4$3.4M+0.6%#93 of 400
5Astoria, OR5273.9$3.2M−0.6%#187 of 400
6Newport, OR46104.3$2.7M+0.3%#239 of 400
7The Dalles, OR2865.7$2M−1.1%#352 of 400
La Grande, ORNot scored32.8$4.3M−1.0%

Other business types in the La Grande 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 La Grande, OR area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in the La Grande area. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the La Grande area: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.8M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 10,900 households in the La Grande area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The La Grande area has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the La Grande area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the La Grande, OR area growing?

Population estimates put the La Grande area at 25,900 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,900 households. Median household income in the La Grande area is $65,661, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. 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 La Grande area has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in the La Grande area

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