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Optometrists and eye clinics in Columbia County, FL
The optometrists and eye clinics in Columbia County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #718 of 1,302 scored counties
#28 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On medical and dental services · $997 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $997 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $27.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.3M per practice, 27% 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 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Columbia County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 9,143 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #718 of 1,302 scored counties and #28 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,143 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $997 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $949K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents 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 |
| 28Columbia County, FL | 49 | 12 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +6.2% | #718 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Columbia County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 optometrists and eye clinics in Columbia County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.3M a year, or $997 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Columbia County has 4.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Columbia County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,143 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County scores 49 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #718 of 1,302 scored counties.
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