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Optometrists and eye clinics in Winnebago County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #800 of 1,302 scored counties
#31 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
41
9 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$101.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,393 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,218
+1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 optometrists and eye clinics in Winnebago County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Winnebago County spend about $101.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,393 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 21% 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.

Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Winnebago County in 2023. That is one for every 4,844 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winnebago County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Winnebago County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #800 of 1,302 scored counties and #31 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Winnebago 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 Winnebago County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWinnebago CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.64.14.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,8446,8315,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,393$1,435$1,288
Median household income$74,925$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4571

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 15
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
419 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

Population, 2025 estimate
174,218+1.4% since 2020
Households
72,667
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
395
Median household income
$74,925+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,286
Median home value
$225,800
Jobs located here
96,519
Daytime population
182,504Residents 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 Winnebago 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
31Winnebago County, WI45415.6$2.5M+1.4%#800 of 1,302

Other business types in Winnebago County

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

Questions

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

Winnebago County has 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $101.2M a year, or $1,393 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 72,667 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Winnebago County has 5.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 32, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,844 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Winnebago County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Winnebago County at 174,218 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,667 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $74,925 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.0% 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. Winnebago County scores 45 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #800 of 1,302 scored counties.

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