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Optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County, GA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #281 of 1,302 scored counties
#11 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 17
- 10 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 154,293
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Douglas County spend about $59.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,146 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.5M per practice, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Douglas County has 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 6,510 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Douglas County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County is 66 (upper middle), #281 of 1,302 scored counties and #11 of 53 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,510 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,146 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,984 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 154,293+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 52,079
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 200 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 739
- Median household income
- $82,984+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,270
- Median home value
- $296,900
- Jobs located here
- 54,494
- Daytime population
- 134,308Residents 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 |
| 11Douglas County, GA | 66 | 17 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +6.6% | #281 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists51
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics35
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Douglas County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 optometrists and eye clinics in Douglas County. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Douglas County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $59.7M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 52,079 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Douglas County has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Douglas County would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,510 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 154,293 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,079 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $82,984, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Douglas County scores 66 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #281 of 1,302 scored counties.
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