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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Gainesville, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Gainesville, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #163 of 386 scored metro areas
#9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 52
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $149.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 optometrists and eye clinics in the Gainesville metro area. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,051 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $149.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Gainesville metro area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 10,961 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gainesville metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #163 of 386 scored metro areas and #9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville metro area 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,961 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,051 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 529 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The 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 the Gainesville metro area, 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 the Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 75 | 25 | 2.8 | $3.8M | +15.7% | #27 of 386 |
| 2Homosassa Springs, FL | 72 | 18 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +11.1% | #34 of 386 |
| 3Tallahassee, FL | 68 | 36 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +3.1% | #60 of 386 |
| 4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 68 | 89 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +19.8% | #64 of 386 |
| 5Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 66 | 96 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +11.2% | #76 of 386 |
| 6Ocala, FL | 63 | 48 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +17.3% | #93 of 386 |
| 7Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 60 | 28 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +21.1% | #109 of 386 |
| 8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 56 | 68 | 3.4 | $3.3M | +6.5% | #136 of 386 |
| 9Gainesville, FL | 54 | 52 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +5.4% | #163 of 386 |
| 10Port St. Lucie, FL | 53 | 81 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +16.0% | #173 of 386 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
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 orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics47
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Gainesville, FL metro area?
The Gainesville metro area has 52 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $149.7M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Gainesville metro area has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 48, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,961 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #163 of 386 scored metro areas.
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