Health care · Metro area · Colorado
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Boulder, CO metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Boulder, CO metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #348 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 89
- 13 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $206.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,508 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Boulder metro area scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #348 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 optometrists and eye clinics in the Boulder metro area. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,508 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Boulder metro area spend about $206.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 26% 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.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Boulder metro area in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,282 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.9M has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Boulder metro area. Population estimates show the Boulder metro area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Boulder metro area 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.
| Measure | Boulder metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,282 | 4,916 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,508 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Boulder metro area, 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 the Boulder metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greeley, CO | 84 | 40 | 3.2 | $4.3M | +14.2% | #2 of 386 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 67 | 487 | 4.0 | $3.8M | +4.1% | #67 of 386 |
| 3Colorado Springs, CO | 52 | 124 | 4.1 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #178 of 386 |
| 4Grand Junction, CO | 45 | 27 | 4.1 | $3M | +4.4% | #252 of 386 |
| 5Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 44 | 77 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #259 of 386 |
| 6Pueblo, CO | 41 | 25 | 3.6 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #275 of 386 |
| 7Boulder, CO | 29 | 89 | 6.5 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #348 of 386 |
Other business types in the Boulder metro area
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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists25
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors23
- Physical therapy24
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Boulder, CO metro area?
There are 89 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Boulder metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Boulder, CO metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $206.7M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 137,008 households in the Boulder metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boulder, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Boulder metro area has 6.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Boulder metro area would have about 66, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,282 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boulder, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boulder metro area at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. The median household income in the Boulder metro area is $103,994 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. The Boulder metro area scores 29 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #348 of 386 scored metro areas.
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