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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sutter County, CA

How Sutter County, CA 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #907 of 1,302 scored counties
#38 of 42 scored counties in California

Listings
15
3 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,301 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,787
−0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in Sutter County comes to about $43.3M a year: $1,301 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 15 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.9M per practice, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sutter County as of September 2026. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Sutter County in 2023. That is one for every 4,162 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Sutter County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, Sutter County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #907 of 1,302 scored counties and #38 of 42 scored counties in California.

How Sutter 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Sutter County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSutter CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.54.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1624,9145,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,301$1,464$1,288
Median household income$79,704$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
153 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Sutter 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 Sutter County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,787−0.7% since 2020
Households
33,292
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,245
Median home value
$433,500
Jobs located here
30,624
Daytime population
86,871Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in California, with Sutter County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA9362.9$5.3M+8.6%#1 of 1,302
2San Joaquin County, CA87592.4$5.8M+5.5%#10 of 1,302
3Yolo County, CA80202.6$5.4M+3.1%#52 of 1,302
4Madera County, CA79132.9$4.4M+7.4%#68 of 1,302
5Nevada County, CA77102.3$6M−0.4%#88 of 1,302
6Sonoma County, CA77562.9$5.1M−0.4%#91 of 1,302
7Calaveras County, CA7652.7$4.8M+2.8%#111 of 1,302
8Solano County, CA75473.0$4.8M+0.6%#119 of 1,302
9Merced County, CA74222.6$4.6M+5.1%#132 of 1,302
10El Dorado County, CA71212.8$5.5M+0.6%#174 of 1,302
38Sutter County, CA40154.5$2.9M−0.7%#907 of 1,302

Other business types in Sutter County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sutter County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 optometrists and eye clinics in Sutter County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Sutter County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $43.3M a year, or $1,301 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sutter County, CA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Sutter County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sutter County would have about 14, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,162 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 40 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #907 of 1,302 scored counties.

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