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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pinal County, AZ
How Pinal County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 91 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #3 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 24
- 13 chain locations (54%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $205M
- On medical and dental services · $1,266 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 539,380
- +25.4% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Pinal County has a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high): #3 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 optometrists and eye clinics in Pinal County. 13 of them (54%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pinal County comes to about $205M a year: $1,266 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.5M per practice, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Pinal County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 11,566 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pinal County grew 25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pinal 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 | Pinal County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,566 | 6,142 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.4% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,266 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,266 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 91 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2413 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Pinal 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 Pinal County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 539,380+25.4% since 2020
- Households
- 161,917
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,426
- Median home value
- $349,000
- Jobs located here
- 73,719
- Daytime population
- 335,464Residents 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 Pinal 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 Pinal 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 clinics80
- Dentists and orthodontists83
- Primary care and pediatrics86
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics83
- Chiropractors89
- Physical therapy82
- Optometrists and eye care91
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Pinal County, AZ?
Pinal County has 24 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (54%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Pinal County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $205M a year, or $1,266 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinal County, AZ compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Pinal County has 1.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $8.5M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Pinal County would have about 65, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,566 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 91 for optometrists and eye clinics (very high), #3 of 1,302 scored counties.
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