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Optometrists and eye clinics in Washburn County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Washburn County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10M
On medical and dental services · $1,320 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,087
+2.8% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Washburn County comes to about $10M a year: $1,320 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $5M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Washburn County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Washburn County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washburn County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Washburn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washburn 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 Washburn County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWashburn CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.14.1
Spending per listing$5M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,8315,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,320$1,435$1,288
Median household income$63,441$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored71

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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Washburn 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 Washburn County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,087+2.8% since 2020
Households
7,566
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$63,441+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,270
Median home value
$226,100
Jobs located here
5,324
Daytime population
14,653Residents 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 Washburn 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
Washburn County, WINot scored22.6$5M+2.8%

Other business types in Washburn County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Washburn County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Washburn County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 7,566 households in Washburn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washburn County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Washburn County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Washburn County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Washburn County at 17,087 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,566 households. Median household income in Washburn County is $63,441, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Washburn County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Washburn County

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