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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #104 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
85
12 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
40
−7.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$302.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,270 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
608,012
+3.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 85 optometrists and eye clinics in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,270 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area spend about $302.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% 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 the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area was 40 in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,944 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area.

Population estimates show the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is 60 (upper middle), #104 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSpokane-Spokane Valley metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.64.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,9445,6245,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.0%−3.4%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,270$1,446$1,288
Median household income$77,488$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6075

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40−7.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
286
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
608,012+3.5% since 2020
Households
237,769
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,241 sq. mi.
People per square mile
141
Median household income
$77,488+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,458
Median home value
$405,300
Jobs located here
253,696
Daytime population
597,141Residents 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 metro areas in Washington for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA81292.7$5.5M+2.7%#7 of 386
2Longview-Kelso, WA7992.0$6.1M+3.5%#11 of 386
3Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA78322.7$5.1M+2.8%#14 of 386
4Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA7491.9$7M+5.0%#28 of 386
5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA696444.0$3.9M+3.3%#57 of 386
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA614024.0$3.6M+1.0%#99 of 386
6Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA60853.6$3.6M+3.5%#104 of 386
7Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA55193.6$3.7M+2.4%#141 of 386
8Kennewick-Richland, WA54454.2$3.2M+6.5%#159 of 386
9Yakima, WA49283.2$3.7M+1.0%#208 of 386

Other business types in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area

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Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area?

The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 85 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 7.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $302.1M a year, or $1,270 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 85 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 237,769 households in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area would have about 96, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,944 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area at 608,012 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 237,769 households. The median household income in the Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area is $77,488 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. The Spokane-Spokane Valley metro area scores 60 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #104 of 386 scored metro areas.

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