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Optometrists and eye clinics in Suwannee County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Suwannee 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On medical and dental services · $971 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
66% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,149
+10.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Suwannee County. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Suwannee County comes to about $15.6M a year: $971 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.2M per practice, 66% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Suwannee County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suwannee County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Suwannee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Suwannee 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 Suwannee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSuwannee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.94.34.1
Spending per listing$5.2M$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+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$971$1,132$1,288
Median household income$56,658$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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee County

Population, 2025 estimate
48,149+10.6% since 2020
Households
16,112
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
689 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$56,658+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,048
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
11,204
Daytime population
40,506Residents 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 Suwannee 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
Suwannee County, FLNot scored31.9$5.2M+10.6%

Other business types in Suwannee County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $15.6M a year, or $971 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 16,112 households in Suwannee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Suwannee County has 1.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.2M, 66% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Suwannee County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Suwannee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Suwannee County at 48,149 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,112 households. The median household income in Suwannee County is $56,658 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Suwannee County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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