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Optometrists and eye clinics in Colbert County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #607 of 1,302 scored counties
#13 of 33 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.2M
On medical and dental services · $997 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,474
+3.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Colbert County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Colbert County spend about $24.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $997 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Colbert County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Colbert County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Colbert County is 53 (upper middle), #607 of 1,302 scored counties and #13 of 33 scored counties in Alabama.

How Colbert 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 Colbert County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureColbert CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.74.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$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+3.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$997$1,050$1,288
Median household income$60,628$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5333

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
70 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 Colbert 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 Colbert County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,474+3.8% since 2020
Households
24,301
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$60,628+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,445
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
23,900
Daytime population
58,699Residents 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 Colbert 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
13Colbert County, AL5372.9$3.5M+3.8%#607 of 1,302

Other business types in Colbert County

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

Questions

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

There are 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Colbert County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Colbert County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $24.2M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 24,301 households in Colbert County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Colbert County has 2.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Colbert County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Colbert County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Colbert County at 59,474 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,301 households. The median household income in Colbert County is $60,628 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Colbert County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #607 of 1,302 scored counties.

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