Health care · Metro area · Oregon
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Salem, OR metro area
How the Salem, OR metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #41 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon
- Listings
- 40
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 445,814
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Salem metro area spend about $203.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,274 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per practice, 62% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
The Salem metro area has 40 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Salem metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 6,661 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Salem metro area.
Population estimates show the Salem metro area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Salem metro area scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #41 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Salem 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.
| Measure | Salem metro area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,661 | 6,159 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,274 | $1,324 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,900 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 182
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 405 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Salem 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 Salem metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 445,814+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 159,856
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,922 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $78,900+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,988
- Median home value
- $424,100
- Jobs located here
- 191,982
- Daytime population
- 440,002Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oregon for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oregon, with the Salem metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Corvallis, OR | 77 | 13 | 3.4 | $3.8M | +4.4% | #23 of 386 |
| 2Salem, OR | 70 | 40 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +2.7% | #41 of 386 |
| 3Eugene-Springfield, OR | 63 | 50 | 3.1 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #91 of 386 |
| 4Albany, OR | 62 | 19 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #97 of 386 |
| 5Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 61 | 402 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +1.0% | #99 of 386 |
| 6Medford, OR | 51 | 30 | 3.3 | $3.8M | −0.9% | #187 of 386 |
| 7Grants Pass, OR | 48 | 13 | 3.5 | $3.3M | −0.4% | #218 of 386 |
| 8Bend, OR | 45 | 50 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +7.0% | #253 of 386 |
Other business types in the Salem metro area
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 clinics66
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Salem, OR metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 optometrists and eye clinics in the Salem metro area. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Salem, OR metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $203.6M a year, or $1,274 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 159,856 households in the Salem metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Salem, OR metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Salem metro area has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.1M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Salem metro area would have about 65, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,661 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Salem, OR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Salem metro area at 445,814 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,856 households. Median household income in the Salem metro area is $78,900, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. The Salem metro area scores 70 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #41 of 386 scored metro areas.
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