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Optometrists and eye clinics in Wood County, WI

How Wood 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #894 of 1,302 scored counties
#35 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$42.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,319 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,060
−0.2% 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

Households in Wood County spend about $42.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,319 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.7M per practice, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Wood County as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Wood County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,608 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Wood County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Wood County is 41 (lower middle), #894 of 1,302 scored counties and #35 of 40 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Wood 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 Wood County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWood CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.04.14.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,6086,8315,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,319$1,435$1,288
Median household income$67,989$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4171

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Wood 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 Wood County

Population, 2025 estimate
74,060−0.2% since 2020
Households
32,253
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
793 sq. mi.
People per square mile
93
Median household income
$67,989+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,117
Median home value
$175,600
Jobs located here
37,937
Daytime population
75,209Residents 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 Wood 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
35Wood County, WI41165.0$2.7M−0.2%#894 of 1,302

Other business types in Wood County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Wood County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $42.6M a year, or $1,319 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 32,253 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wood County has 5.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Wood County would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,608 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Wood County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Wood County at 74,060 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,253 households. Median household income in Wood County is $67,989, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Wood County scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #894 of 1,302 scored counties.

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