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Optometrists and eye clinics in Polk County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Polk County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #205 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 89
- 30 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $302.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,046 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 optometrists and eye clinics in Polk County. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Polk County comes to about $302.7M a year: $1,046 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 89 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.4M per practice, 9% above 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 Polk County was 29 in 2023, down 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 9,980 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Polk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #205 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,980 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.1% | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,046 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 29−17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8930 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with Polk County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics73
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Polk County, FL?
Polk County has 89 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 17.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $302.7M a year, or $1,046 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Polk County has 3.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Polk County would have about 97, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,980 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 70 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #205 of 1,302 scored counties.
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