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Optometrists and eye clinics in Brevard County, FL

The optometrists and eye clinics in Brevard County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #494 of 1,302 scored counties
#19 of 45 scored counties in Florida

Listings
101
25 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
45
+4.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$296.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,150 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
663,982
+9.1% since 2020

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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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Brevard County comes to about $296.4M a year: $1,150 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 101 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Brevard County as of September 2026. 25 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Brevard County was 45 in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,727 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $351K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Brevard County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brevard County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Brevard County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #494 of 1,302 scored counties and #19 of 45 scored counties in Florida.

How Brevard County compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Brevard County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBrevard CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.94.34.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7275,6805,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.7%+5.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,150$1,132$1,288
Median household income$78,476$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 45+4.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10125 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$351K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Brevard 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 Brevard County

Population, 2025 estimate
663,982+9.1% since 2020
Households
257,695
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,015 sq. mi.
People per square mile
623
Median household income
$78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,213
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
240,501
Daytime population
606,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Brevard County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Flagler County, FL84122.3$5M+21.0%#20 of 1,302
2Santa Rosa County, FL79182.5$4.9M+11.7%#63 of 1,302
3Walton County, FL7892.6$4.6M+22.9%#81 of 1,302
4Bay County, FL73243.0$3.6M+17.2%#152 of 1,302
5Citrus County, FL72182.5$3.9M+11.1%#166 of 1,302
6Lake County, FL71573.5$3.2M+18.1%#193 of 1,302
7Polk County, FL70893.1$3.4M+19.8%#205 of 1,302
8St. Lucie County, FL67473.4$3.1M+21.4%#270 of 1,302
9Pasco County, FL67833.5$3.1M+19.1%#271 of 1,302
10Marion County, FL66482.9$3.4M+17.3%#284 of 1,302
19Brevard County, FL571013.9$2.9M+9.1%#494 of 1,302

Other business types in Brevard County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Brevard County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 101 optometrists and eye clinics in Brevard County. 25 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Brevard County, FL spend on medical and dental services?

About $296.4M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 257,695 households in Brevard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brevard County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Brevard County has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Brevard County would have about 95, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,727 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Brevard County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Brevard County at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in Brevard County is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Brevard County scores 57 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #494 of 1,302 scored counties.

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