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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pickens County, AL

How Pickens 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On medical and dental services · $948 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,221
−3.9% 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 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Pickens County. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households.

At $948 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Pickens County spend about $6.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings. 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 Pickens County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Pickens County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Pickens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pickens 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 Pickens County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.74.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6265,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$948$1,050$1,288
Median household income$46,274$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,221−3.9% since 2020
Households
6,764
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
881 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$46,274+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,757
Median home value
$123,900
Jobs located here
3,396
Daytime population
14,114Residents 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 Pickens 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
Pickens County, ALNot scored23.0$3.2M−3.9%

Other business types in Pickens County

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

Questions

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

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Pickens County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Pickens County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.4M a year, or $948 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 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 6,764 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pickens County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Pickens County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 18,221 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,764 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $46,274 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.1% 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. Pickens County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Pickens County

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