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Optometrists and eye clinics in Charlotte County, FL
How Charlotte County, FL 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #831 of 1,302 scored counties
#36 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 50
- 8 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $96.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,070 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,212
- +15.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 optometrists and eye clinics in Charlotte County. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,070 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Charlotte County spend about $96.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.9M per practice, 38% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Charlotte County in 2023. That is one for every 6,036 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Charlotte County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Charlotte County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #831 of 1,302 scored counties and #36 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Charlotte 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 | Charlotte County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,036 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,070 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,952 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 172
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 508 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,212+15.5% since 2020
- Households
- 90,542
- Median age
- 58.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,474
- Median home value
- $328,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,938
- Daytime population
- 192,438Residents 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 |
| 36Charlotte County, FL | 44 | 50 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +15.5% | #831 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Charlotte 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics45
- Chiropractors74
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Charlotte County, FL?
There are 50 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Charlotte County as of September 2026. 8 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Charlotte County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $96.9M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 90,542 households in Charlotte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlotte County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Charlotte County has 5.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Charlotte County would have about 31, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,036 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Charlotte County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Charlotte County at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in Charlotte County is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Charlotte County scores 44 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #831 of 1,302 scored counties.
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