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Optometrists and eye clinics in Benton County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Benton County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #595 of 1,302 scored counties
#16 of 22 scored counties in Washington

Listings
37
6 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$105.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,354 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,722
+6.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 optometrists and eye clinics in Benton County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 16%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Benton County comes to about $105.7M a year: $1,354 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per practice, 9% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Benton County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,108 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $778K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Benton County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Benton County grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Benton County is 54 (upper middle), #595 of 1,302 scored counties and #16 of 22 scored counties in Washington.

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Benton County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.73.64.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1085,6245,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.4%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,354$1,446$1,288
Median household income$89,874$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5475

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 19
Employees, 2023
223
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
376 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$778K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
221,722+6.9% since 2020
Households
78,046
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,700 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,863
Median home value
$407,800
Jobs located here
96,177
Daytime population
214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pierce County, WA83912.6$5.5M+2.5%#29 of 1,302
2Kitsap County, WA83292.7$5.5M+2.7%#30 of 1,302
3Franklin County, WA8282.7$5M+5.6%#38 of 1,302
4Clark County, WA81623.2$4.5M+5.3%#46 of 1,302
5Cowlitz County, WA8092.0$6.1M+3.5%#50 of 1,302
6Thurston County, WA80322.7$5.1M+2.8%#54 of 1,302
7Snohomish County, WA771133.6$4.3M+4.9%#98 of 1,302
8Grant County, WA7082.3$5.4M+6.3%#195 of 1,302
9Chelan County, WA6961.9$6.9M+3.3%#208 of 1,302
10Stevens County, WA6752.6$4.7M+6.6%#251 of 1,302
16Benton County, WA54374.7$2.9M+6.9%#595 of 1,302

Other business types in Benton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Benton County, WA?

There are 37 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Benton County, WA spend on medical and dental services?

About $105.7M a year, or $1,354 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 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 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Benton County has 4.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Benton County would have about 34, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,108 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #595 of 1,302 scored counties.

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