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Optometrists and eye clinics in Thurston County, WA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Thurston County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #54 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 22 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 32
- 8 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $163.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Thurston County is 80 (high), #54 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 22 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 optometrists and eye clinics in Thurston County. 8 of them (25%) 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 $1,373 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Thurston County spend about $163.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 32 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $5.1M per practice, 63% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Thurston County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 7,927 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $371K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Thurston County. Population estimates show Thurston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Thurston 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 | Thurston County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,927 | 5,624 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.4% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,373 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 328 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $371K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Thurston 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 Thurston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents 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 |
Other business types in Thurston 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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics75
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Thurston County, WA?
There are 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Thurston County as of September 2026. 8 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $163.2M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Thurston 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 $5.1M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Thurston County would have about 52, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,927 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 80 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #54 of 1,302 scored counties.
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