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Optometrists and eye clinics in Broward County, FL
The optometrists and eye clinics in Broward County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,058 of 1,302 scored counties
#44 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 407
- 81 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 201
- +4.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $868.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,152 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,013,317
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Broward County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,058 of 1,302 scored counties and #44 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 407 optometrists and eye clinics in Broward County. 81 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,152 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Broward County spend about $868.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 32% 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.
Official counts show 201 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Broward County in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,751 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Broward County. Population estimates put the population change in Broward County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Broward 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.
| Measure | Broward County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,751 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.7% | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,152 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,633 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 192 → 201+4.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 731
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40781 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 277The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Broward 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 Broward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,013,317+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 753,956
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,203 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,644
- Median household income
- $77,633+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,281
- Median home value
- $414,600
- Jobs located here
- 898,463
- Daytime population
- 1,977,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Flagler County, FL | 84 | 12 | 2.3 | $5M | +21.0% | #20 of 1,302 |
| 2Santa Rosa County, FL | 79 | 18 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +11.7% | #63 of 1,302 |
| 3Walton County, FL | 78 | 9 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +22.9% | #81 of 1,302 |
| 4Bay County, FL | 73 | 24 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +17.2% | #152 of 1,302 |
| 5Citrus County, FL | 72 | 18 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +11.1% | #166 of 1,302 |
| 6Lake County, FL | 71 | 57 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +18.1% | #193 of 1,302 |
| 7Polk County, FL | 70 | 89 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +19.8% | #205 of 1,302 |
| 8St. Lucie County, FL | 67 | 47 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +21.4% | #270 of 1,302 |
| 9Pasco County, FL | 67 | 83 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +19.1% | #271 of 1,302 |
| 10Marion County, FL | 66 | 48 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +17.3% | #284 of 1,302 |
| 44Broward County, FL | 32 | 407 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +3.6% | #1,058 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Broward 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics31
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Broward County, FL?
There are 407 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Broward County as of September 2026. 81 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 201 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 4.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Broward County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $868.8M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 407 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 753,956 households in Broward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broward County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Broward County has 5.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Broward County would have about 277, against 407 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,751 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 Broward County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Broward County at 2,013,317 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 753,956 households. The median household income in Broward County is $77,633 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Broward County scores 32 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,058 of 1,302 scored counties.
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