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Optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #38 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 22 scored counties in Washington

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,337 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,612
+5.6% 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

For optometrists and eye clinics, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 82 (high): #38 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 22 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,337 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $39.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 59% above 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 Franklin County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 7,473 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.73.64.1
Spending per listing$5M$4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment7,4735,6245,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.4%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,337$1,446$1,288
Median household income$86,714$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score8275

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
102,612+5.6% since 2020
Households
29,890
Median age
31.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,242 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,166
Median home value
$379,300
Jobs located here
34,282
Daytime population
90,548Residents 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 Franklin 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

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

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

Franklin County has 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $39.9M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Franklin County would have about 13, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,473 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 82 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #38 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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