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Optometrists and eye clinics in Waupaca County, WI
How Waupaca 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,017 of 1,302 scored counties
#37 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,348 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,461
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Waupaca County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,017 of 1,302 scored counties and #37 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 optometrists and eye clinics in Waupaca County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,348 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Waupaca County spend about $30.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Waupaca County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,257 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waupaca County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Waupaca 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 | Waupaca County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,257 | 6,831 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,348 | $1,435 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,830 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Waupaca 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 Waupaca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,461−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 22,571
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $72,830+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,820
- Median home value
- $211,400
- Jobs located here
- 18,125
- Daytime population
- 43,135Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waupaca County marked.
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 |
| 37Waupaca County, WI | 34 | 11 | 4.9 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #1,017 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Waupaca 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 orthodontists69
- Primary care and pediatrics73
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors32
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Waupaca County, WI?
Waupaca County has 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Waupaca County, WI spend on medical and dental services?
About $30.4M a year, or $1,348 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 22,571 households in Waupaca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waupaca County, WI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Waupaca County has 4.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Waupaca County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,257 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Waupaca County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waupaca County at 51,461 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,571 households. The median household income in Waupaca County is $72,830 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Waupaca County scores 34 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,017 of 1,302 scored counties.
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