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Optometrists and eye clinics in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
681
158 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
239
−2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
4.7
15% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.8M
10% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#34 of 51
Market score 44 · Lower middle

A site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 681 optometrists and eye clinics in Connecticut. Of those, 158 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Connecticut comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,338 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% 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 Connecticut was 239 in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,000 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 0.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Connecticut.

Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #34 for optometrists and eye clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores highest (55). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Connecticut, the Torrington area, scores 72.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT551775.0$2.9M+3.7%#147 of 386
2Waterbury-Shelton, CT48794.4$2.9M+3.2%#223 of 386
3Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT47574.9$2.5M+2.0%#237 of 386
4New Haven, CT441165.0$2.6M+2.5%#260 of 386
5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT412284.9$2.7M+3.0%#279 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Torrington, CT72204.2$3.1M+2.2%#47 of 400
Putnam, CTNot scored41.0$12.5M+3.0%

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT68293.9$3.5M+2.3%#240 of 1,302
2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT62534.4$3M+4.1%#376 of 1,302
3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT621245.3$2.9M+3.5%#378 of 1,302
4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT61204.2$3.1M+2.2%#401 of 1,302
5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT56794.4$2.9M+3.2%#530 of 1,302
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT54574.9$2.5M+2.0%#601 of 1,302
7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT531165.0$2.6M+2.5%#622 of 1,302
8Capitol Planning Region, CT491995.1$2.6M+3.1%#713 of 1,302
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNot scored41.0$12.5M+3.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 681 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 158 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 239 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.9B a year, or $1,338 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 681 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Connecticut has 4.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Connecticut would have about 612, against 681 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,000 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for optometrists and eye clinics?

Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Connecticut is the Torrington area, at 72 (upper middle). Among 8 scored counties in Connecticut, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 44 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.

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