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Optometrists and eye clinics in Chatham County, GA
How Chatham County, GA 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 1,302 scored counties
#15 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 44
- 16 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $132.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,099 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Chatham County spend about $132.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3M per practice, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 44 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 36%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Chatham County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 7,081 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chatham County grew 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chatham County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #448 of 1,302 scored counties and #15 of 53 scored counties in Georgia.
How Chatham 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,081 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,099 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 15Chatham County, GA | 59 | 44 | 3.7 | $3M | +5.7% | #448 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Chatham County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 optometrists and eye clinics in Chatham County. 16 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $132.3M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Chatham County has 3.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Chatham County would have about 42, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,081 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 59 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #448 of 1,302 scored counties.
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