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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sussex County, DE
How Sussex County, DE compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #97 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 29
- 11 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $124.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,140
- +16.1% since 2020
See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in Sussex County
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What this means
Sussex County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #97 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Delaware. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
At $1,167 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Sussex County spend about $124.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.3M per practice, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Sussex County has 29 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Sussex County in 2023. That is one for every 7,603 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sussex County grew 16.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sussex County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,603 | 7,883 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,167 | $1,194 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,497 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 141
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,140+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 106,441
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $81,497+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,287
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 85,870
- Daytime population
- 239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Sussex County?
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Top counties in Delaware
| 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 |
Other business types in Sussex County
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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists84
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics41
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sussex County, DE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 optometrists and eye clinics in Sussex County. 11 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Sussex County, DE spend on medical and dental services?
About $124.3M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 106,441 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, DE compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Sussex County has 2.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sussex County would have about 40, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,603 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Sussex County scores 77 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #97 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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