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Optometrists and eye clinics in Coffee County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #729 of 1,302 scored counties
#17 of 33 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,060 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,953
+6.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Coffee County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Coffee County comes to about $22.2M a year: $1,060 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, in line with 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 5 businesses with payroll in Coffee County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,197 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Coffee County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Coffee County is 48 (lower middle), #729 of 1,302 scored counties and #17 of 33 scored counties in Alabama.

How Coffee 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 Coffee County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureCoffee CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.74.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1975,6265,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,060$1,050$1,288
Median household income$68,353$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Coffee 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 Coffee County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,953+6.3% since 2020
Households
20,984
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
679 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$68,353+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,186
Median home value
$188,600
Jobs located here
16,173
Daytime population
51,210Residents 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 Coffee 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
17Coffee County, AL4873.3$3.2M+6.3%#729 of 1,302

Other business types in Coffee County

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

Questions

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

Coffee County has 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $22.2M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 20,984 households in Coffee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Coffee County has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,197 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Coffee County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Coffee County at 56,953 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,984 households. The median household income in Coffee County is $68,353 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Coffee County scores 48 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #729 of 1,302 scored counties.

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