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Optometrists and eye clinics in Orange County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Orange County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,037 of 1,302 scored counties
#42 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 742
- 71 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 378
- −5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On medical and dental services · $1,573 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,149,507
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,037 of 1,302 scored counties and #42 of 42 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,573 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $1.7B a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Orange County has 742 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 68% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 378 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Orange County in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,865 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Orange County. Population estimates put the population change in Orange County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Orange 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 | Orange County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,865 | 4,914 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.0% | −6.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,573 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $116,289 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 398 → 378−5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,321
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $95.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74271 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 544The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,149,507−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,082,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 793 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,991
- Median household income
- $116,289+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,761
- Median home value
- $962,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,713,003
- Daytime population
- 3,381,147Residents 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 |
| 42Orange County, CA | 33 | 742 | 6.9 | $2.3M | −1.1% | #1,037 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Orange 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics37
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Orange County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 742 optometrists and eye clinics in Orange County. 71 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 378 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Orange County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.7B a year, or $1,573 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 742 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 1,082,960 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, CA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Orange County has 6.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Orange County would have about 544, against 742 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,865 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 3,149,507 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,082,960 households. Median household income in Orange County is $116,289, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Orange County scores 33 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,037 of 1,302 scored counties.
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