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Optometrists and eye clinics in Wallowa County, OR

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On medical and dental services · $1,170 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,595
+2.6% 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 $1,170 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Wallowa County spend about $4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There is 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings in Wallowa County as of September 2026. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Wallowa County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wallowa County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wallowa 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 Wallowa County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureWallowa CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.74.1
Spending per listing$4M$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+2.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,170$1,324$1,288
Median household income$67,112$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Wallowa 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 Wallowa County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,595+2.6% since 2020
Households
3,387
Median age
49.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,146 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$67,112
Average household income
$83,394
Median home value
$394,800
Jobs located here
2,963
Daytime population
7,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Wallowa 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
Wallowa County, ORNot scored13.0$4M+2.6%

Other business types in Wallowa County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Wallowa County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Wallowa County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Wallowa County, OR spend on medical and dental services?

About $4M a year, or $1,170 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 3,387 households in Wallowa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wallowa County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Wallowa County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Wallowa County at 7,595 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,387 households. Median household income in Wallowa County is $67,112, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wallowa County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Wallowa County

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