Health care · Small-town market · Colorado
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Durango, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Durango, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #287 of 400 scored small-town markets
#8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,344 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 optometrists and eye clinics in the Durango area. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 51% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,344 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Durango area spend about $32.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 15 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.2M per practice, 30% 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 the Durango area was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,709 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Durango area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, the Durango area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #287 of 400 scored small-town markets and #8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Durango 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 | Durango area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,709 | 4,916 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,344 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Durango 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 Durango area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rifle, CO | 78 | 9 | 2.8 | $5M | +1.2% | #21 of 400 |
| 2Edwards, CO | 73 | 5 | 2.3 | $6.6M | −2.4% | #36 of 400 |
| 3Steamboat Springs, CO | 71 | 5 | 3.0 | $4.7M | +0.9% | #49 of 400 |
| 4Cañon City, CO | 63 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #102 of 400 |
| 5Breckenridge, CO | 59 | 8 | 5.1 | $3M | +1.1% | #130 of 400 |
| 6Montrose, CO | 45 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #249 of 400 |
| 7Alamosa, CO | 40 | 5 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +2.1% | #284 of 400 |
| 8Durango, CO | 40 | 15 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #287 of 400 |
| 9Fort Morgan, CO | 34 | 7 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #320 of 400 |
Other business types in the Durango 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Durango, CO area?
There are 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Durango area as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Durango, CO area spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.8M a year, or $1,344 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 24,378 households in the Durango area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Durango, CO area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Durango area has 6.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Durango area would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,709 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Durango, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Durango area at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in the Durango area is $86,056 a year, 7% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Durango area scores 40 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #287 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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