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Optometrists and eye clinics in Arapahoe County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #239 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 23 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
107
20 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
45
−2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$376.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,464 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
673,820
+2.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 107 optometrists and eye clinics in Arapahoe County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Arapahoe County spend about $376.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,464 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 107 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Arapahoe County was 45 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 5,716 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Arapahoe County.

Population estimates show Arapahoe County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #239 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 23 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureArapahoe CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.14.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7164,9165,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.2%+2.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,464$1,423$1,288
Median household income$101,087$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6862

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 45−2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
317
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10720 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
120The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
673,820+2.8% since 2020
Households
257,232
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
798 sq. mi.
People per square mile
827
Median household income
$101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,289
Median home value
$561,200
Jobs located here
352,398
Daytime population
677,507Residents 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 Arapahoe 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

Other business types in Arapahoe County

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

Questions

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

There are 107 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. 20 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019.

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

About $376.7M a year, or $1,464 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 107 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 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Arapahoe County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above 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, Arapahoe County would have about 120, against 107 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,716 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 68 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #239 of 1,302 scored counties.

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