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Optometrists and eye clinics in Manitowoc County, WI
How Manitowoc County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $47.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,710
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,340 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Manitowoc County spend about $47.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 15 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.1M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Manitowoc County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Manitowoc County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manitowoc County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Manitowoc County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #587 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Manitowoc 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 | Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,831 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,340 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,148 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,710+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,188
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 589 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $69,148+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,528
- Median home value
- $186,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,176
- Daytime population
- 74,436Residents 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 |
| 24Manitowoc County, WI | 54 | 15 | 4.3 | $3.1M | +0.4% | #587 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Manitowoc 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 orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Manitowoc County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 optometrists and eye clinics in Manitowoc County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Manitowoc County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Manitowoc County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $47.2M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 35,188 households in Manitowoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manitowoc County, WI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Manitowoc 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 $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.
How fast is Manitowoc County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Manitowoc County at 81,710 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,188 households. Median household income in Manitowoc County is $69,148, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Manitowoc County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #587 of 1,302 scored counties.
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