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Optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County, WI
The optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #616 of 1,302 scored counties
#27 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,436 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,505
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Jefferson County comes to about $50.1M a year: $1,436 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Jefferson County has 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Jefferson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,812 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $180K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jefferson County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #616 of 1,302 scored counties and #27 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Jefferson County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Jefferson County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,812 | 6,831 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,436 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,750 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,505+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 34,873
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $83,750+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,082
- Median home value
- $274,100
- Jobs located here
- 34,853
- Daytime population
- 76,557Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, WI | 82 | 17 | 3.0 | $5.2M | +1.8% | #36 of 1,302 |
| 2Eau Claire County, WI | 80 | 15 | 3.4 | $4.2M | +3.0% | #57 of 1,302 |
| 3Rock County, WI | 78 | 20 | 3.0 | $4.7M | +1.7% | #80 of 1,302 |
| 4Dodge County, WI | 77 | 9 | 2.5 | $5.5M | −0.3% | #89 of 1,302 |
| 5Portage County, WI | 76 | 6 | 2.0 | $6.9M | +2.2% | #106 of 1,302 |
| 6Calumet County, WI | 76 | 6 | 2.8 | $5.4M | +2.9% | #108 of 1,302 |
| 7Chippewa County, WI | 76 | 7 | 2.6 | $5.3M | +1.9% | #109 of 1,302 |
| 8Walworth County, WI | 74 | 12 | 2.8 | $5.3M | +0.8% | #129 of 1,302 |
| 9Grant County, WI | 72 | 5 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +0.9% | #157 of 1,302 |
| 10Marathon County, WI | 71 | 19 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +1.0% | #183 of 1,302 |
| 27Jefferson County, WI | 53 | 18 | 5.2 | $2.8M | +0.3% | #616 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics81
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy78
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Jefferson County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Jefferson County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $50.1M a year, or $1,436 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,873 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, WI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Jefferson County has 5.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,812 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 86,505 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,873 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $83,750, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #616 of 1,302 scored counties.
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