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Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Lucie County, FL
The optometrists and eye clinics in St. Lucie County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #270 of 1,302 scored counties
#8 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 47
- 12 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $147.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,449
- +21.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in St. Lucie County comes to about $147.9M a year: $1,076 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
St. Lucie County has 47 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in St. Lucie County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 8,591 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $462K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in St. Lucie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lucie County grew 21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in St. Lucie County is 67 (upper middle), #270 of 1,302 scored counties and #8 of 45 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Lucie 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 | St. Lucie County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,591 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,076 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 70
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $462K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,449+21.4% since 2020
- Households
- 137,453
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 630
- Median household income
- $71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,466
- Median home value
- $347,300
- Jobs located here
- 89,638
- Daytime population
- 304,916Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Lucie 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Lucie County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Lucie County. 12 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in St. Lucie County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $147.9M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lucie County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Lucie County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% 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 8,591 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. St. Lucie County scores 67 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #270 of 1,302 scored counties.
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