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Optometrists and eye clinics in Anchorage Municipality, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Anchorage Municipality, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #739 of 1,302 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 287,155
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Anchorage Municipality comes to about $159.9M a year: $1,473 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 47 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.4M per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Anchorage Municipality has 47 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Anchorage Municipality was 33 in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 3,291 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Anchorage Municipality.
Population estimates put the population change in Anchorage Municipality from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Anchorage Municipality scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #739 of 1,302 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Alaska.
How Anchorage Municipality compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,291 | 4,664 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +3.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,473 | $1,394 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $103,284 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 33+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 221
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Anchorage Municipality, 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 Anchorage Municipality
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 287,155−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 108,597
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $103,284+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,200
- Median home value
- $395,900
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 77 | 13 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +10.4% | #99 of 1,302 |
| 2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 74 | 7 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +5.1% | #133 of 1,302 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 57 | 16 | 4.4 | $3.1M | −1.4% | #491 of 1,302 |
| 4Anchorage Municipality, AK | 47 | 47 | 4.3 | $3.4M | −1.3% | #739 of 1,302 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 47 | 6 | 4.6 | $3.2M | −1.8% | #741 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Anchorage Municipality
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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics31
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Anchorage Municipality, AK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 optometrists and eye clinics in Anchorage Municipality. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Anchorage Municipality, AK spend on medical and dental services?
About $159.9M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 108,597 households in Anchorage Municipality and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anchorage Municipality, AK compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Anchorage Municipality has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Anchorage Municipality would have about 51, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,291 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Anchorage Municipality, AK growing?
Population estimates put Anchorage Municipality at 287,155 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 108,597 households. Median household income in Anchorage Municipality is $103,284, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Anchorage Municipality scores 47 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #739 of 1,302 scored counties.
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