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Optometrists and eye clinics in Yuma County, AZ
How Yuma 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 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #27 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 14
- 3 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,126 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,449
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Yuma County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #27 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Yuma County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Yuma County spend about $89.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,126 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, twice 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Yuma County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 11,334 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Yuma County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yuma 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 | Yuma County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,334 | 6,142 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,126 | $1,300 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,876 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,449+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 79,341
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 5,514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $62,876+39.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,974
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Jobs located here
- 70,111
- Daytime population
- 205,624Residents 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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors83
- Physical therapy70
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Yuma County, AZ?
There are 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Yuma County as of September 2026. 3 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Yuma County, AZ spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.4M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 79,341 households in Yuma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuma County, AZ compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Yuma County has 1.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Yuma County would have about 29, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,334 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Yuma County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yuma County at 224,449 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,341 households. The median household income in Yuma County is $62,876 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.0% 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. Yuma County scores 83 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #27 of 1,302 scored counties.
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