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Optometrists and eye clinics in Laramie County, WY
How Laramie County, WY 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #299 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 7 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Laramie County spend about $54.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,267 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.9M per practice, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Laramie County has 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Laramie County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 6,183 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Laramie County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Laramie County is 65 (upper middle), #299 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 7 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Laramie County 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.
| Measure | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,183 | 3,862 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,267 | $1,250 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Laramie 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 Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Laramie County marked.
Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Laramie County, WY | 65 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +2.2% | #299 of 1,302 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 42 | 10 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #874 of 1,302 |
| 3Park County, WY | 40 | 6 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +5.1% | #910 of 1,302 |
| 4Lincoln County, WY | 40 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.2M | +7.8% | #919 of 1,302 |
| 5Fremont County, WY | 26 | 7 | 4.7 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #1,127 of 1,302 |
| 6Natrona County, WY | 24 | 22 | 6.5 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #1,158 of 1,302 |
| 7Sweetwater County, WY | 21 | 11 | 6.3 | $2M | −2.2% | #1,196 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Laramie 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Laramie County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Laramie County. 2 of them (14%) 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 Laramie County, WY spend on medical and dental services?
About $54.8M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Laramie County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.9M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Laramie County would have about 18, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,183 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 65 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #299 of 1,302 scored counties.
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