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Optometrists and eye clinics in Lewis County, WA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Lewis County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #640 of 1,302 scored counties
#19 of 22 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,062
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Lewis County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lewis County comes to about $40.5M a year: $1,230 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per practice, 8% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Lewis County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 4,702 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lewis County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #640 of 1,302 scored counties and #19 of 22 scored counties in Washington.
How Lewis 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.
| Measure | Lewis County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,702 | 5,624 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,230 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,796 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,062+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,916
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,194
- Median home value
- $385,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,436
- Daytime population
- 72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierce County, WA | 83 | 91 | 2.6 | $5.5M | +2.5% | #29 of 1,302 |
| 2Kitsap County, WA | 83 | 29 | 2.7 | $5.5M | +2.7% | #30 of 1,302 |
| 3Franklin County, WA | 82 | 8 | 2.7 | $5M | +5.6% | #38 of 1,302 |
| 4Clark County, WA | 81 | 62 | 3.2 | $4.5M | +5.3% | #46 of 1,302 |
| 5Cowlitz County, WA | 80 | 9 | 2.0 | $6.1M | +3.5% | #50 of 1,302 |
| 6Thurston County, WA | 80 | 32 | 2.7 | $5.1M | +2.8% | #54 of 1,302 |
| 7Snohomish County, WA | 77 | 113 | 3.6 | $4.3M | +4.9% | #98 of 1,302 |
| 8Grant County, WA | 70 | 8 | 2.3 | $5.4M | +6.3% | #195 of 1,302 |
| 9Chelan County, WA | 69 | 6 | 1.9 | $6.9M | +3.3% | #208 of 1,302 |
| 10Stevens County, WA | 67 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +6.6% | #251 of 1,302 |
| 19Lewis County, WA | 52 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +6.7% | #640 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Lewis County
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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Lewis County, WA?
There are 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Lewis County as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Lewis County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $40.5M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 32,916 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lewis County, WA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Lewis County has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Lewis County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,702 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Lewis County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Lewis County at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. Lewis County scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #640 of 1,302 scored counties.
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