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Optometrists and eye clinics in Clarke County, AL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8M
On medical and dental services · $945 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
22,014
−4.2% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Clarke County comes to about $8M a year: $945 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no optometrists and eye clinics in Clarke County. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Clarke County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Clarke County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Clarke County declined 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Clarke County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Clarke County compares

The same measures for Alabama 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 Clarke County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureClarke CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.74.1
Spending per listingn/a$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6265,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.2%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$945$1,050$1,288
Median household income$49,249$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,014−4.2% since 2020
Households
8,423
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$49,249+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,047
Median home value
$121,700
Jobs located here
7,813
Daytime population
20,445Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Clarke County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Elmore County, AL7772.1$5.2M+4.2%#90 of 1,302
2Autauga County, AL6852.2$5.1M+5.1%#224 of 1,302
3Limestone County, AL6671.7$6.9M+18.0%#273 of 1,302
4St. Clair County, AL61144.0$2.7M+7.1%#405 of 1,302
5Blount County, AL5852.3$4.5M+1.8%#457 of 1,302
6Talladega County, AL5772.1$4.6M+0.3%#481 of 1,302
7Tuscaloosa County, AL57323.6$3M+3.8%#493 of 1,302
8Mobile County, AL56452.8$3.6M−0.7%#514 of 1,302
9Lee County, AL56243.5$3.1M+8.6%#525 of 1,302
10Madison County, AL56694.2$2.9M+11.0%#529 of 1,302
Clarke County, ALNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%

Other business types in Clarke County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Clarke County, AL?

There are no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Clarke County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clarke County, AL spend on medical and dental services?

About $8M a year, or $945 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 8,423 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clarke County has no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Clarke County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

How fast is Clarke County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Clarke County at 22,014 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,423 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $49,249, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Clarke County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Clarke County

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