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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Gillette, WY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Gillette, WY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #194 of 400 scored small-town markets
#2 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,329 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
37% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,145
+2.1% 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 10 optometrists and eye clinics in the Gillette area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,329 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Gillette area spend about $23.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per practice, 24% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Gillette area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,497 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Gillette area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Gillette area is 52 (upper middle), #194 of 400 scored small-town markets and #2 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming.

How the Gillette area compares

The same measures for Wyoming 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 Gillette, WY area compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureGillette areaWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.64.34.1
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,4973,8625,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,329$1,250$1,288
Median household income$89,869$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score5225

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
43
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Gillette area, 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 the Gillette area

Population, 2025 estimate
48,145+2.1% since 2020
Households
17,988
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,802 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$89,869
Average household income
$106,141
Median home value
$279,100
Jobs located here
24,989
Daytime population
48,158Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Gillette area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wyoming

Small-town markets in Wyoming ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson, WY-ID8153.4$4.7M+4.2%#15 of 400
2Gillette, WY52105.6$2.4M+2.1%#194 of 400
3Cody, WY4764.5$2.7M+5.1%#232 of 400
4Riverton, WY3374.7$2.5M+0.7%#323 of 400
5Rock Springs, WY27116.3$2M−2.2%#355 of 400

Other business types in the Gillette area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Gillette, WY area?

The Gillette area has 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Gillette, WY area spend on medical and dental services?

About $23.9M a year, or $1,329 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 17,988 households in the Gillette area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gillette, WY area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Gillette area has 5.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Gillette area would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,497 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gillette, WY area growing?

Population estimates put the Gillette area at 48,145 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,988 households. The median household income in the Gillette area is $89,869 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gillette area scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #194 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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