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Optometrists and eye clinics in Kern County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Kern County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #322 of 1,302 scored counties
#18 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 99
- 12 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $348M
- On medical and dental services · $1,221 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 927,068
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 optometrists and eye clinics in Kern County. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kern County comes to about $348M a year: $1,221 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 99 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.5M per practice, 12% above 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.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Kern County in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 7,123 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kern County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Kern County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #322 of 1,302 scored counties and #18 of 42 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kern County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Kern County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,123 | 4,914 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | −6.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,221 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,210 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 40−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 398
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The 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 Kern 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 Kern County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 927,068+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 284,931
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,135 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $70,210+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,147
- Median home value
- $338,300
- Jobs located here
- 302,967
- Daytime population
- 882,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 93 | 6 | 2.9 | $5.3M | +8.6% | #1 of 1,302 |
| 2San Joaquin County, CA | 87 | 59 | 2.4 | $5.8M | +5.5% | #10 of 1,302 |
| 3Yolo County, CA | 80 | 20 | 2.6 | $5.4M | +3.1% | #52 of 1,302 |
| 4Madera County, CA | 79 | 13 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +7.4% | #68 of 1,302 |
| 5Nevada County, CA | 77 | 10 | 2.3 | $6M | −0.4% | #88 of 1,302 |
| 6Sonoma County, CA | 77 | 56 | 2.9 | $5.1M | −0.4% | #91 of 1,302 |
| 7Calaveras County, CA | 76 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #111 of 1,302 |
| 8Solano County, CA | 75 | 47 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +0.6% | #119 of 1,302 |
| 9Merced County, CA | 74 | 22 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +5.1% | #132 of 1,302 |
| 10El Dorado County, CA | 71 | 21 | 2.8 | $5.5M | +0.6% | #174 of 1,302 |
| 18Kern County, CA | 64 | 99 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #322 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Kern 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics51
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Kern County, CA?
There are 99 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Kern County as of September 2026. 12 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Kern County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $348M a year, or $1,221 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 284,931 households in Kern County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kern County, CA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Kern County has 3.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Kern County would have about 111, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,123 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Kern County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Kern County at 927,068 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 284,931 households. The median household income in Kern County is $70,210 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Kern County scores 64 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #322 of 1,302 scored counties.
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