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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Hinesville, GA metro area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Hinesville, GA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #185 of 386 scored metro areas
#9 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
11
6 chain locations (55%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.9M
On medical and dental services · $990 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
91,870
+12.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 optometrists and eye clinics in the Hinesville metro area. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $990 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in the Hinesville metro area spend about $29.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.7M per practice, 13% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Hinesville metro area in 2023. That is one for every 10,053 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hinesville metro area grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Hinesville metro area is 52 (upper middle), #185 of 386 scored metro areas and #9 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Hinesville metro area 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 Hinesville, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureHinesville metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.74.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment10,0535,8215,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$990$1,150$1,288
Median household income$61,709$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
116 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 the Hinesville metro area, 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 the Hinesville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
91,870+12.6% since 2020
Households
30,160
Median age
31.6
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
917 sq. mi.
People per square mile
94
Median household income
$61,709+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,391
Median home value
$204,500
Jobs located here
17,128
Daytime population
75,511Residents 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 metro areas in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Hinesville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Valdosta, GA69132.3$4.2M+3.3%#52 of 386
2Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC68602.6$4.2M+4.7%#62 of 386
3Savannah, GA67493.0$3.7M+8.1%#68 of 386
4Dalton, GA60132.5$4.2M+3.5%#101 of 386
5Macon-Bibb County, GA60242.7$3.8M+2.1%#102 of 386
6Gainesville, GA54253.4$3.4M+11.4%#152 of 386
7Warner Robins, GA53263.5$3.2M+8.2%#166 of 386
8Brunswick-St. Simons, GA52143.0$3.6M+4.4%#176 of 386
9Hinesville, GA52113.6$2.7M+12.6%#185 of 386
10Athens-Clarke County, GA51313.6$3M+3.9%#191 of 386

Other business types in the Hinesville metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Hinesville, GA metro area?

There are 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Hinesville metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (55%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Hinesville, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $29.9M a year, or $990 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 30,160 households in the Hinesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hinesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Hinesville metro area has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Hinesville metro area would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,053 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hinesville, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hinesville metro area at 91,870 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,160 households. The median household income in the Hinesville metro area is $61,709 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. The Hinesville metro area scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #185 of 386 scored metro areas.

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