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Optometrists and eye clinics in Mesa County, CO

The optometrists and eye clinics in Mesa County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #592 of 1,302 scored counties
#12 of 23 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
27
5 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$81.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,233 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,845
+4.4% 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

At $1,233 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Mesa County spend about $81.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 27 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Mesa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Mesa County in 2023. That is one for every 5,064 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Mesa County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Mesa County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #592 of 1,302 scored counties and #12 of 23 scored counties in Colorado.

How Mesa 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 Mesa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMesa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.14.1
Spending per listing$3M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,0644,9165,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,233$1,423$1,288
Median household income$73,658$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 13
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
275 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County

Population, 2025 estimate
162,845+4.4% since 2020
Households
65,830
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,145
Median home value
$378,600
Jobs located here
65,394
Daytime population
156,691Residents 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 Mesa 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
12Mesa County, CO54274.1$3M+4.4%#592 of 1,302

Other business types in Mesa County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 optometrists and eye clinics in Mesa County. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $81.2M a year, or $1,233 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 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 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mesa County has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with 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, Mesa County would have about 26, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,064 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #592 of 1,302 scored counties.

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