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Optometrists and eye clinics in Morgan County, AL

How Morgan 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #766 of 1,302 scored counties
#20 of 33 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
17
5 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$52.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,074 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
126,483
+2.6% 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 17 optometrists and eye clinics in Morgan County. 5 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,074 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Morgan County spend about $52.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Morgan County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 4,904 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morgan County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Morgan County is 46 (lower middle), #766 of 1,302 scored counties and #20 of 33 scored counties in Alabama.

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.74.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,9045,6265,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,074$1,050$1,288
Median household income$68,845$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
175 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
126,483+2.6% since 2020
Households
49,040
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
215
Median household income
$68,845+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,529
Median home value
$212,000
Jobs located here
53,389
Daytime population
125,259Residents 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 Morgan 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
20Morgan County, AL46173.5$3.1M+2.6%#766 of 1,302

Other business types in Morgan County

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

Questions

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

There are 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Morgan County as of September 2026. 5 of them (29%) 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 Morgan County, AL spend on medical and dental services?

About $52.7M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 49,040 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 3.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.1M, 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 4,904 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 126,483 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,040 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $68,845 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Morgan County scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #766 of 1,302 scored counties.

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