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Optometrists and eye clinics in Shawano County, WI

How Shawano 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,303 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,560
+1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Shawano County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 59% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Shawano County spend about $22.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,303 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per practice, 2.4 times 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 3 businesses with payroll in Shawano County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,749 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shawano County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Shawano County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Shawano 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Shawano County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureShawano CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.74.14.1
Spending per listing$7.5M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7496,8315,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,303$1,435$1,288
Median household income$66,479$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Shawano 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 Shawano County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,560+1.7% since 2020
Households
17,246
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$66,479+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,669
Median home value
$194,000
Jobs located here
12,350
Daytime population
32,224Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Shawano County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, WI82173.0$5.2M+1.8%#36 of 1,302
2Eau Claire County, WI80153.4$4.2M+3.0%#57 of 1,302
3Rock County, WI78203.0$4.7M+1.7%#80 of 1,302
4Dodge County, WI7792.5$5.5M−0.3%#89 of 1,302
5Portage County, WI7662.0$6.9M+2.2%#106 of 1,302
6Calumet County, WI7662.8$5.4M+2.9%#108 of 1,302
7Chippewa County, WI7672.6$5.3M+1.9%#109 of 1,302
8Walworth County, WI74122.8$5.3M+0.8%#129 of 1,302
9Grant County, WI7252.5$5.3M+0.9%#157 of 1,302
10Marathon County, WI71193.3$4.3M+1.0%#183 of 1,302
Shawano County, WINot scored31.7$7.5M+1.7%

Other business types in Shawano County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Shawano County, WI?

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Shawano County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Shawano County, WI spend on medical and dental services?

About $22.5M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 17,246 households in Shawano County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Shawano County, WI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Shawano County has 1.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $7.5M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Shawano County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,749 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Shawano County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Shawano County at 41,560 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,246 households. The median household income in Shawano County is $66,479 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. Shawano County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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