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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sauk County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Sauk County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #235 of 1,302 scored counties
#13 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $39.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 optometrists and eye clinics in Sauk County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,421 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Sauk County spend about $39.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.6M per practice, 15% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Sauk County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sauk County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sauk County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #235 of 1,302 scored counties and #13 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sauk 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 | Sauk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $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 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,421 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 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
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents 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 |
| 13Sauk County, WI | 68 | 11 | 3.9 | $3.6M | +1.3% | #235 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Sauk 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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics80
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sauk County, WI?
There are 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sauk County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Sauk County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Sauk County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $39.8M a year, or $1,421 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sauk County, WI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Sauk County has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sauk County would have about 13, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 68 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #235 of 1,302 scored counties.
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