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Optometrists and eye clinics in Clarke County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Clarke County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #876 of 1,302 scored counties
#32 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $54M
- On medical and dental services · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,921
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $992 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Clarke County spend about $54M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.3M per practice, 25% 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 23 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Clarke County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 9,076 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clarke County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Clarke County is 42 (lower middle), #876 of 1,302 scored counties and #32 of 53 scored counties in Georgia.
How Clarke 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 | Clarke County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,076 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $992 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,625 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 61
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Clarke 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 Clarke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,921+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 54,454
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 119 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,086
- Median household income
- $53,625+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,676
- Median home value
- $298,900
- Jobs located here
- 71,696
- Daytime population
- 151,489Residents 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 |
| 32Clarke County, GA | 42 | 23 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +1.0% | #876 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Clarke 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 clinics15
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Clarke County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 optometrists and eye clinics in Clarke County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Clarke County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $54M a year, or $992 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 54,454 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clarke County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Clarke County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Clarke County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,076 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Clarke County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clarke County at 129,921 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,454 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $53,625, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Clarke County scores 42 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #876 of 1,302 scored counties.
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