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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pueblo County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #697 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 23 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
25
9 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$79.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,159 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,277
+0.6% 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 Pueblo County comes to about $79.4M a year: $1,159 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Pueblo County has 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Pueblo County in 2023. That is one for every 5,710 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pueblo County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pueblo County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #697 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 23 scored counties in Colorado.

How Pueblo 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 Pueblo County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasurePueblo CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.64.14.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7104,9165,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,159$1,423$1,288
Median household income$64,010$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4962

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 12
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
259 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Pueblo 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 Pueblo County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,277+0.6% since 2020
Households
68,523
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
71
Median household income
$64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,458
Median home value
$291,300
Jobs located here
56,090
Daytime population
161,514Residents 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 Pueblo 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
14Pueblo County, CO49253.6$3.2M+0.6%#697 of 1,302

Other business types in Pueblo County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 optometrists and eye clinics in Pueblo County. 9 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $79.4M a year, or $1,159 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 68,523 households in Pueblo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pueblo County has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,710 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Pueblo County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Pueblo County at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in Pueblo County is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Pueblo County scores 49 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #697 of 1,302 scored counties.

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