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Optometrists and eye clinics in Cobb County, GA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Cobb County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #663 of 1,302 scored counties
#26 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 159
- 44 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $390.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 159 optometrists and eye clinics in Cobb County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,321 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Cobb County spend about $390.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.5M per practice, 22% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in Cobb County classed as offices of optometrists, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,580 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cobb County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Cobb County is 51 (upper middle), #663 of 1,302 scored counties and #26 of 53 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,580 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,321 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 53+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 301
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15944 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The 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 Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents 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 |
| 26Cobb County, GA | 51 | 159 | 5.4 | $2.5M | +3.5% | #663 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics34
- Chiropractors31
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Cobb County, GA?
There are 159 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Cobb County as of September 2026. 44 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $390.6M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Cobb County has 5.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Cobb County would have about 125, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,580 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 51 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #663 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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