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Optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #375 of 1,302 scored counties
#8 of 23 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 82
- 16 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +20.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $246.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,760 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,396
- +10.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,760 per household (37% above the U.S. average), households in Douglas County spend about $246.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3M per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Douglas County has 82 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Douglas County in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,999 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 10.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Douglas County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #375 of 1,302 scored counties and #8 of 23 scored counties in Colorado.
How Douglas 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.
| Measure | Douglas County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,999 | 4,916 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.7% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,760 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $149,594 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 35+20.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,396+10.9% since 2020
- Households
- 139,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 840 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $149,594+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,544
- Median home value
- $713,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,461
- Daytime population
- 321,562Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weld County, CO | 84 | 40 | 3.2 | $4.3M | +14.2% | #23 of 1,302 |
| 2Adams County, CO | 76 | 45 | 2.4 | $5.8M | +6.6% | #107 of 1,302 |
| 3Denver County, CO | 72 | 140 | 4.2 | $3.4M | +3.2% | #171 of 1,302 |
| 4Broomfield County, CO | 71 | 10 | 3.1 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #175 of 1,302 |
| 5Garfield County, CO | 69 | 8 | 3.4 | $4M | +2.7% | #215 of 1,302 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 68 | 107 | 4.2 | $3.5M | +2.8% | #239 of 1,302 |
| 7Eagle County, CO | 67 | 5 | 2.3 | $6.6M | −2.4% | #246 of 1,302 |
| 8Douglas County, CO | 62 | 82 | 5.9 | $3M | +10.9% | #375 of 1,302 |
| 9El Paso County, CO | 57 | 121 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #488 of 1,302 |
| 10Fremont County, CO | 55 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #545 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics63
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy68
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Douglas County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County. 16 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 20.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $246.3M a year, or $1,760 per household. That is 37% above the U.S. average (an index of 137, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 139,960 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, CO compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Douglas County has 5.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Douglas County would have about 79, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,999 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 399,396 people in 2025, up 10.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,960 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $149,594, 85% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Douglas County scores 62 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #375 of 1,302 scored counties.
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