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Optometrists and eye clinics in Riverside County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Riverside County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #328 of 1,302 scored counties
#19 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 334
- 57 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 150
- +7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On medical and dental services · $1,393 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,544,916
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 334 optometrists and eye clinics in Riverside County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Riverside County spend about $1.1B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,393 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 334 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, 3% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 150 businesses with payroll in Riverside County classed as offices of optometrists, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,169 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $473K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Riverside County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Riverside County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Riverside County is 64 (upper middle), #328 of 1,302 scored counties and #19 of 42 scored counties in California.
How Riverside 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 | Riverside County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,169 | 4,914 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.9% | −6.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,393 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $93,074 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 150+7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,196
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 33457 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 345The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $473K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Riverside 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 Riverside County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,544,916+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 775,335
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 7,209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $93,074+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,893
- Median home value
- $557,300
- Jobs located here
- 814,658
- Daytime population
- 2,232,472Residents 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 |
| 19Riverside County, CA | 64 | 334 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +5.0% | #328 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Riverside 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics66
- Chiropractors81
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Riverside County, CA?
There are 334 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Riverside County as of September 2026. 57 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 150 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Riverside County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,393 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 334 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 775,335 households in Riverside County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riverside County, CA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Riverside County has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Riverside County would have about 345, against 334 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,169 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Riverside County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Riverside County at 2,544,916 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 775,335 households. The median household income in Riverside County is $93,074 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Riverside County scores 64 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #328 of 1,302 scored counties.
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