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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pasco County, FL

How Pasco 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #271 of 1,302 scored counties
#9 of 45 scored counties in Florida

Listings
83
27 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
27
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$260.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,103 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
674,516
+19.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 83 optometrists and eye clinics in Pasco County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,103 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Pasco County spend about $260.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Pasco County was 27 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 8,747 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Pasco County grew 19.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Pasco County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #271 of 1,302 scored counties and #9 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Pasco 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 Pasco County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePasco CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.54.34.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8,7475,6805,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+5.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+19.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,103$1,132$1,288
Median household income$70,492$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 270.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8327 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The 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 Pasco 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 Pasco County

Population, 2025 estimate
674,516+19.1% since 2020
Households
236,163
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
747 sq. mi.
People per square mile
819
Median household income
$70,492+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,352
Median home value
$300,900
Jobs located here
148,907
Daytime population
501,039Residents 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 Pasco 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

Other business types in Pasco County

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

Questions

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

Pasco County has 83 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $260.5M a year, or $1,103 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 236,163 households in Pasco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pasco County has 3.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,747 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Pasco County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Pasco County at 674,516 people in 2025, up 19.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 236,163 households. The median household income in Pasco County is $70,492 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Pasco County scores 67 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #271 of 1,302 scored counties.

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