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Optometrists and eye clinics in Natrona County, WY

The optometrists and eye clinics in Natrona County, WY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,158 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
22
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$41.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,526
+0.3% 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

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Natrona County is 24 (low), #1,158 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Wyoming. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,232 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Natrona County spend about $41.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Natrona County has 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 6.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Natrona County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 3,389 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Natrona County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Natrona 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Natrona County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureNatrona CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.54.34.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,3893,8625,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,232$1,250$1,288
Median household income$72,156$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score2425

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Natrona 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 Natrona County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,526+0.3% since 2020
Households
33,886
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
5,341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,678
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
41,461
Daytime population
82,170Residents 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 counties in Wyoming for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Natrona County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Laramie County, WY65143.2$3.9M+2.2%#299 of 1,302
2Campbell County, WY42105.6$2.4M+2.1%#874 of 1,302
3Park County, WY4064.5$2.7M+5.1%#910 of 1,302
4Lincoln County, WY4056.0$2.2M+7.8%#919 of 1,302
5Fremont County, WY2674.7$2.5M+0.7%#1,127 of 1,302
6Natrona County, WY24226.5$1.9M+0.3%#1,158 of 1,302
7Sweetwater County, WY21116.3$2M−2.2%#1,196 of 1,302

Other business types in Natrona County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Natrona County, WY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 optometrists and eye clinics in Natrona County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. 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 Natrona County, WY spend on medical and dental services?

About $41.8M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 33,886 households in Natrona County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Natrona County has 6.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Natrona County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,389 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Natrona County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Natrona County at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in Natrona County is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Natrona County scores 24 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,158 of 1,302 scored counties.

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