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Optometrists and eye clinics in Carroll County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Carroll County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #206 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 14
- 6 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,072 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,036
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Carroll County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 43%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,072 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $47.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.4M per practice, 8% 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 Carroll County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 11,027 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Carroll County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Carroll County is 70 (upper middle), #206 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 53 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Carroll County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,027 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,072 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,714 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,036+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,106
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 250
- Median household income
- $73,714+37.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,516
- Median home value
- $255,100
- Jobs located here
- 44,150
- Daytime population
- 111,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Carroll County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbia County, GA | 86 | 11 | 2.0 | $6.4M | +7.9% | #12 of 1,302 |
| 2Paulding County, GA | 85 | 13 | 2.2 | $5.7M | +12.7% | #15 of 1,302 |
| 3Walton County, GA | 83 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.3M | +16.0% | #26 of 1,302 |
| 4Barrow County, GA | 77 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +18.7% | #104 of 1,302 |
| 5Newton County, GA | 74 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +11.2% | #141 of 1,302 |
| 6Jackson County, GA | 71 | 7 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +29.3% | #176 of 1,302 |
| 7Carroll County, GA | 70 | 14 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +9.8% | #206 of 1,302 |
| 8Gordon County, GA | 69 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +6.9% | #213 of 1,302 |
| 9Bartow County, GA | 68 | 10 | 2.4 | $4.6M | +10.5% | #227 of 1,302 |
| 10Henry County, GA | 66 | 28 | 3.2 | $3.6M | +9.5% | #279 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Carroll County, GA?
There are 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Carroll County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $47.3M 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 14 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 44,106 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Carroll County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Carroll County would have about 15, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,027 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 131,036 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,106 households. The median household income in Carroll County is $73,714 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.2% 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. Carroll County scores 70 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #206 of 1,302 scored counties.
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