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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #226 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona

Listings
18
7 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$69.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,256 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
144,368
−0.6% 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

Households in the Flagstaff metro area spend about $69.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,256 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Flagstaff metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Flagstaff metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 4,593 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Flagstaff metro area declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Flagstaff metro area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #226 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona.

How the Flagstaff metro area compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Flagstaff, AZ metro area compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureFlagstaff metro areaArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.84.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,5936,1425,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,256$1,300$1,288
Median household income$72,966$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score4769

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
187 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Flagstaff metro area, 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 the Flagstaff metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
144,368−0.6% since 2020
Households
55,118
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
18,616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$72,966+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,878
Median home value
$448,000
Jobs located here
59,472
Daytime population
148,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Arizona

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Arizona for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Flagstaff metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Arizona

Metro areas in Arizona ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuma, AZ83141.8$6.4M+9.2%#3 of 386
2Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ70333.2$3.4M+6.5%#46 of 386
3Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ657524.0$3.4M+7.3%#84 of 386
4Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ63403.6$3.4M+6.5%#94 of 386
5Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ53183.5$3.2M+0.6%#167 of 386
6Tucson, AZ521633.7$3.3M+2.8%#179 of 386
7Flagstaff, AZ47183.3$3.8M−0.6%#226 of 386

Other business types in the Flagstaff metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 optometrists and eye clinics in the Flagstaff metro area. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Flagstaff, AZ metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $69.2M a year, or $1,256 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 55,118 households in the Flagstaff metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Flagstaff, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Flagstaff metro area has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.8M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Flagstaff metro area would have about 22, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,593 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Flagstaff, AZ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Flagstaff metro area at 144,368 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,118 households. Median household income in the Flagstaff metro area is $72,966, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. The Flagstaff metro area scores 47 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #226 of 386 scored metro areas.

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