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Optometrists and eye clinics in Eagle County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #246 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 23 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,489 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,291
−2.4% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Eagle County comes to about $32.9M a year: $1,489 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.6M per practice, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Eagle County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Eagle County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,515 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Eagle County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Eagle County is 67 (upper middle), #246 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 23 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Eagle 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 Eagle County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureEagle CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.34.14.1
Spending per listing$6.6M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,5154,9165,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,489$1,423$1,288
Median household income$104,096$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6762

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
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
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 Eagle 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 Eagle County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,291−2.4% since 2020
Households
22,058
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,685 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$149,170
Median home value
$839,500
Jobs located here
36,343
Daytime population
60,203Residents 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 Eagle 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 Eagle County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Eagle County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $32.9M a year, or $1,489 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 22,058 households in Eagle County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Eagle County has 2.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6.6M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Eagle County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,515 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Eagle County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Eagle County at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in Eagle County is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Eagle County scores 67 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #246 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Eagle County

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