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Optometrists and eye clinics in Fulton County, GA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Fulton 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 #656 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 53 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
200
44 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
100
+5.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$599.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,098,791
+2.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,295 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $599.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 200 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $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 200 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 100 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as offices of optometrists, up 5.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,625 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Fulton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Fulton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Fulton County is 51 (upper middle), #656 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 53 scored counties in Georgia.

How Fulton 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Fulton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.33.74.1
Spending per listing$3M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,6255,8215,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.3%+7.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,295$1,150$1,288
Median household income$95,292$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
95 → 100+5.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
544
Annual payroll, 2023
$32.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20044 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
Households
462,481
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,043
Median household income
$95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,610
Median home value
$458,800
Jobs located here
965,119
Daytime population
1,533,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Fulton County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbia County, GA86112.0$6.4M+7.9%#12 of 1,302
2Paulding County, GA85132.2$5.7M+12.7%#15 of 1,302
3Walton County, GA8351.4$8.3M+16.0%#26 of 1,302
4Barrow County, GA7792.9$3.8M+18.7%#104 of 1,302
5Newton County, GA74122.9$3.8M+11.2%#141 of 1,302
6Jackson County, GA7172.5$4.9M+29.3%#176 of 1,302
7Carroll County, GA70143.2$3.4M+9.8%#206 of 1,302
8Gordon County, GA6952.3$4.5M+6.9%#213 of 1,302
9Bartow County, GA68102.4$4.6M+10.5%#227 of 1,302
10Henry County, GA66283.2$3.6M+9.5%#279 of 1,302
24Fulton County, GA512004.3$3M+2.7%#656 of 1,302

Other business types in Fulton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Fulton County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 200 optometrists and eye clinics in Fulton County. 44 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 5.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $599.1M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 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 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Fulton County has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above 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, Fulton County would have about 191, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,625 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 51 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #656 of 1,302 scored counties.

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