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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.5M
- 4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 76% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,096
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 optometrists and eye clinics in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $49.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,267 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.5M per practice, 4 times 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 9,853 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region 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 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $12.5M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,853 | 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 | $1,267 | $1,338 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $90,589 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,096+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 39,412
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 174
- Median household income
- $90,589
- Average household income
- $113,121
- Median home value
- $307,600
- Jobs located here
- 28,462
- Daytime population
- 79,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 68 | 29 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #240 of 1,302 |
| 2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 62 | 53 | 4.4 | $3M | +4.1% | #376 of 1,302 |
| 3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 62 | 124 | 5.3 | $2.9M | +3.5% | #378 of 1,302 |
| 4Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 61 | 20 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +2.2% | #401 of 1,302 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 56 | 79 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #530 of 1,302 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 54 | 57 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #601 of 1,302 |
| 7South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 53 | 116 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #622 of 1,302 |
| 8Capitol Planning Region, CT | 49 | 199 | 5.1 | $2.6M | +3.1% | #713 of 1,302 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $12.5M | +3.0% |
Other business types in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?
There are 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region as of September 2026. 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 the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on medical and dental services?
About $49.9M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $12.5M 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 39,412 households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 1.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 76% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $12.5M, 4 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 16, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,853 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 98,096 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,412 households. The median household income in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $90,589 a year, 12% 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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