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Optometrists and eye clinics in Volusia County, FL
How Volusia 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #351 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 45 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 84
- 29 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $259.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,072 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
- 606,573
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 optometrists and eye clinics in Volusia County. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 35%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Volusia County comes to about $259.3M a year: $1,072 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 84 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.1M per practice, 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.
Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Volusia County in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,063 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Volusia County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #351 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 45 scored counties in Florida.
How Volusia 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 | Volusia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,063 | 5,680 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | +5.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,072 | $1,132 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,044 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 30−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 212
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8429 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 Volusia 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 Volusia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,573+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 241,881
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,221
- Median home value
- $313,000
- Jobs located here
- 186,339
- Daytime population
- 518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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 |
| 14Volusia County, FL | 63 | 84 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +9.1% | #351 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Volusia 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics46
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Volusia County, FL?
Volusia County has 84 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on medical and dental services?
About $259.3M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 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 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Volusia 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. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Volusia County would have about 83, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,063 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 63 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #351 of 1,302 scored counties.
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