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Optometrists and eye clinics in Alamosa County, CO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Alamosa County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,232 of 1,302 scored counties
#22 of 23 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,074 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
83% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,688
+1.9% 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

For optometrists and eye clinics, Alamosa County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #1,232 of 1,302 scored counties and #22 of 23 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Alamosa County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Alamosa County comes to about $7.1M a year: $1,074 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.4M per practice, 54% below 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 Alamosa County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,216 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Alamosa County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Alamosa County compares

The same measures for Colorado 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 Alamosa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureAlamosa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.54.14.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,2164,9165,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,074$1,423$1,288
Median household income$55,397$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score1762

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$871K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Alamosa 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 Alamosa County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,688+1.9% since 2020
Households
6,648
Median age
33.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
723 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$55,397+47.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,625
Median home value
$239,100
Jobs located here
7,016
Daytime population
16,804Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Colorado

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

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Weld County, CO84403.2$4.3M+14.2%#23 of 1,302
2Adams County, CO76452.4$5.8M+6.6%#107 of 1,302
3Denver County, CO721404.2$3.4M+3.2%#171 of 1,302
4Broomfield County, CO71103.1$5.2M+6.3%#175 of 1,302
5Garfield County, CO6983.4$4M+2.7%#215 of 1,302
6Arapahoe County, CO681074.2$3.5M+2.8%#239 of 1,302
7Eagle County, CO6752.3$6.6M−2.4%#246 of 1,302
8Douglas County, CO62825.9$3M+10.9%#375 of 1,302
9El Paso County, CO571214.2$3.3M+3.2%#488 of 1,302
10Fremont County, CO5552.8$4.1M+2.4%#545 of 1,302
22Alamosa County, CO1757.5$1.4M+1.9%#1,232 of 1,302

Other business types in Alamosa County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Alamosa County, CO?

Alamosa County has 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Alamosa County, CO spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.1M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 6,648 households in Alamosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Alamosa County has 7.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Alamosa County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,216 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Alamosa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Alamosa County at 16,688 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,648 households. The median household income in Alamosa County is $55,397 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 47.7% 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. Alamosa County scores 17 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,232 of 1,302 scored counties.

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