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Optometrists and eye clinics in Shelby County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Shelby County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #700 of 1,302 scored counties
#15 of 33 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 36
- 10 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $110.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shelby County spend about $110.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,275 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per practice, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 36 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as offices of optometrists, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,896 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $866K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Shelby County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Shelby County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #700 of 1,302 scored counties and #15 of 33 scored counties in Alabama.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,896 | 5,626 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,275 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 300.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $866K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
| 15Shelby County, AL | 49 | 36 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #700 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Shelby County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 optometrists and eye clinics in Shelby County. 10 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $110.8M a year, or $1,275 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Shelby County has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.1M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Shelby County would have about 35, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,896 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 49 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #700 of 1,302 scored counties.
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