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Optometrists and eye clinics in Maricopa County, AZ
The optometrists and eye clinics in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #306 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 728
- 182 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 313
- −0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.4B
- On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Maricopa County comes to about $2.4B a year: $1,370 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Maricopa County has 728 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 182 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 313 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as offices of optometrists, down 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,529 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Maricopa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Maricopa County is 65 (upper middle), #306 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Maricopa County 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.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,529 | 6,142 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.9% | −4.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,370 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 316 → 313−0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,573
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 728182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 757The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 24 | 1.5 | $8.5M | +25.4% | #3 of 1,302 |
| 2Yuma County, AZ | 83 | 14 | 1.8 | $6.4M | +9.2% | #27 of 1,302 |
| 3Mohave County, AZ | 70 | 33 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #204 of 1,302 |
| 4Yavapai County, AZ | 66 | 40 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +6.5% | #286 of 1,302 |
| 5Maricopa County, AZ | 65 | 728 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +5.5% | #306 of 1,302 |
| 6Gila County, AZ | 60 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +0.9% | #411 of 1,302 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 58 | 163 | 3.7 | $3.3M | +2.8% | #470 of 1,302 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 57 | 18 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #490 of 1,302 |
| 9Coconino County, AZ | 51 | 18 | 3.3 | $3.8M | −0.6% | #651 of 1,302 |
| 10Navajo County, AZ | 46 | 14 | 3.5 | $3M | +3.0% | #769 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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 orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 728 optometrists and eye clinics in Maricopa County. 182 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 313 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $2.4B a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 728 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Maricopa County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 757, against 728 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,529 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 65 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #306 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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