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Optometrists and eye clinics in Cherokee County, GA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Cherokee County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #533 of 1,302 scored counties
#19 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 48
- 16 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $134.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,326 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Cherokee County comes to about $134.6M a year: $1,326 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Cherokee County has 48 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 33%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Cherokee County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 4,614 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $844K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Cherokee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #533 of 1,302 scored counties and #19 of 53 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,614 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,326 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $844K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents 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 |
| 19Cherokee County, GA | 56 | 48 | 4.7 | $2.8M | +11.6% | #533 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics42
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy64
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Cherokee County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 optometrists and eye clinics in Cherokee County. 16 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $134.6M a year, or $1,326 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Cherokee County has 4.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 43, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,614 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 56 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #533 of 1,302 scored counties.
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