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Optometrists and eye clinics in Gulf County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Gulf County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,061 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
15,943
+11.7% 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

At $1,061 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Gulf County spend about $6.3M a year on medical and dental services. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no optometrists and eye clinics in Gulf County. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Gulf County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Gulf County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gulf County grew 11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Gulf County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Gulf 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 Gulf County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureGulf CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.34.1
Spending per listingn/a$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,6805,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,061$1,132$1,288
Median household income$61,179$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,943+11.7% since 2020
Households
5,944
Median age
47.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$61,179+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,140
Median home value
$250,000
Jobs located here
4,282
Daytime population
13,801Residents 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 Gulf 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
Gulf County, FLNot scored00.0n/a+11.7%

Other business types in Gulf County

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

Questions

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

There are no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Gulf County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Gulf County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.3M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,944 households in Gulf County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Gulf County has no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Gulf County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Gulf County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Gulf County at 15,943 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,944 households. Median household income in Gulf County is $61,179, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Gulf County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gulf County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Gulf County

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