Market rankings · Delaware
Optometrists and eye clinics in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 140
- 40 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +8.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $480M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #9 of 51
- Market score 69 · Upper middle
A site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 140 optometrists and eye clinics in Delaware. 40 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Delaware spend about $480M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 9% above 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 51 businesses with payroll in Delaware classed as offices of optometrists, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,883 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 0.2% over the same years.
Among the 50 states and DC, Delaware ranks #9 for optometrists and eye clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Dover metro area scores highest (70). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware, the Seaford area, scores 82.
Every market in Delaware for optometrists and eye clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dover, DE | 70 | 18 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +6.8% | #43 of 386 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 52 | 1,068 | 4.3 | $3M | +1.4% | #183 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seaford, DE | 82 | 29 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +16.1% | #13 of 400 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, DE | 77 | 29 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +16.1% | #97 of 1,302 |
| 2Kent County, DE | 72 | 18 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +6.8% | #162 of 1,302 |
| 3New Castle County, DE | 62 | 93 | 4.1 | $3M | +3.0% | #377 of 1,302 |
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Delaware?
There are 140 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 40 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware spend on medical and dental services?
About $480M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 140 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Delaware has 3.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Delaware would have about 153, against 140 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,883 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for optometrists and eye clinics?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Delaware, the Dover metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Delaware is the Seaford area, at 82 (high). Among 3 scored counties in Delaware, Sussex County scores highest, at 77 (high). 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. Delaware scores 69 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #9 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics across the U.S. · All business types in Delaware
Related business types in Delaware
- Doctors, dentists and clinics3,461 listings
- Dentists and orthodontists356 listings
- Primary care and pediatrics364 listings
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics29 listings
- Chiropractors223 listings
- Physical therapy293 listings
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