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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #279 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 228
- 45 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $616.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,325 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,171,426
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 228 optometrists and eye clinics in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area spend about $616.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,325 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per practice, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 89 businesses with payroll in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,227 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $390K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #279 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut.
How the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,227 | 6,000 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,325 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,118 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 89
- Employees, 2023
- 450
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22845 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $390K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,171,426+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 465,181
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 794
- Median household income
- $95,118
- Average household income
- $127,867
- Median home value
- $333,500
- Jobs located here
- 597,826
- Daytime population
- 1,193,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 55 | 177 | 5.0 | $2.9M | +3.7% | #147 of 386 |
| 2Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 48 | 79 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #223 of 386 |
| 3Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 47 | 57 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #237 of 386 |
| 4New Haven, CT | 44 | 116 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #260 of 386 |
| 5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 41 | 228 | 4.9 | $2.7M | +3.0% | #279 of 386 |
Other business types in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics72
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area?
There are 228 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area as of September 2026. 45 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $616.3M a year, or $1,325 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 228 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 465,181 households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has 4.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area would have about 197, against 228 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,227 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area at 1,171,426 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,181 households. The median household income in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area is $95,118 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #279 of 386 scored metro areas.
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