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Optometrists and eye clinics in Etowah County, AL
How Etowah County, AL 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,056 of 1,302 scored counties
#23 of 33 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 17
- 8 chain locations (47%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On medical and dental services · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,886
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Etowah County is 32 (lower middle), #1,056 of 1,302 scored counties and #23 of 33 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 optometrists and eye clinics in Etowah County. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Etowah County spend about $37.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $950 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.2M per practice, 30% below 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Etowah County in 2023. That is one for every 6,569 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Etowah County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Etowah 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.
| Measure | Etowah County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,569 | 5,626 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $950 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,563 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $929K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Etowah 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 Etowah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,886+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,411
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 535 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 193
- Median household income
- $54,563+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,295
- Median home value
- $167,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,151
- Daytime population
- 97,399Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Etowah County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elmore County, AL | 77 | 7 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +4.2% | #90 of 1,302 |
| 2Autauga County, AL | 68 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +5.1% | #224 of 1,302 |
| 3Limestone County, AL | 66 | 7 | 1.7 | $6.9M | +18.0% | #273 of 1,302 |
| 4St. Clair County, AL | 61 | 14 | 4.0 | $2.7M | +7.1% | #405 of 1,302 |
| 5Blount County, AL | 58 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +1.8% | #457 of 1,302 |
| 6Talladega County, AL | 57 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +0.3% | #481 of 1,302 |
| 7Tuscaloosa County, AL | 57 | 32 | 3.6 | $3M | +3.8% | #493 of 1,302 |
| 8Mobile County, AL | 56 | 45 | 2.8 | $3.6M | −0.7% | #514 of 1,302 |
| 9Lee County, AL | 56 | 24 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +8.6% | #525 of 1,302 |
| 10Madison County, AL | 56 | 69 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +11.0% | #529 of 1,302 |
| 23Etowah County, AL | 32 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #1,056 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Etowah 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 clinics19
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics16
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Etowah County, AL?
There are 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Etowah County as of September 2026. 8 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Etowah County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $37.5M a year, or $950 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 39,411 households in Etowah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Etowah County, AL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Etowah County has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Etowah County would have about 12, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,569 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Etowah County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Etowah County at 103,886 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,411 households. The median household income in Etowah County is $54,563 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Etowah County scores 32 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,056 of 1,302 scored counties.
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