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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #95 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 290
- 68 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 80
- +15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $960.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,463 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,575,010
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,463 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area spend about $960.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 290 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.3M per practice, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
The Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area has 290 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 80 businesses with payroll in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area classed as offices of optometrists, up 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 8,205 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #95 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area 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 | Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,205 | 6,831 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.9% | +14.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,463 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,218 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80+15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29068 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 307The 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 the Milwaukee-Waukesha 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,575,0100.0% since 2020
- Households
- 656,436
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,455 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,078
- Median household income
- $78,218+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,675
- Median home value
- $306,400
- Jobs located here
- 863,760
- Daytime population
- 1,652,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Janesville-Beloit, WI | 77 | 20 | 3.0 | $4.7M | +1.7% | #20 of 386 |
| 2Eau Claire, WI | 77 | 22 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +2.6% | #21 of 386 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 76 | 572 | 3.9 | $4.2M | +2.6% | #24 of 386 |
| 3Madison, WI | 70 | 139 | 4.6 | $3.4M | +4.1% | #47 of 386 |
| 4Wausau, WI | 69 | 19 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +1.0% | #51 of 386 |
| 5La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 67 | 19 | 2.6 | $5.3M | +0.4% | #65 of 386 |
| 6Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 63 | 290 | 4.4 | $3.3M | 0.0% | #95 of 386 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 59 | 50 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #114 of 386 |
| 7Appleton, WI | 54 | 46 | 4.6 | $3.2M | +2.7% | #158 of 386 |
| 8Green Bay, WI | 54 | 79 | 5.8 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #164 of 386 |
Other business types in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area
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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics73
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 290 optometrists and eye clinics in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area. 68 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 15.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $960.6M a year, or $1,463 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 290 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 656,436 households in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area has 4.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area would have about 307, against 290 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,205 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area at 1,575,010 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 656,436 households. Median household income in the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area is $78,218, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area scores 63 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #95 of 386 scored metro areas.
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