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Optometrists and eye clinics in Jackson County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Jackson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #176 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 53 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$34.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,207 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
99,265
+29.3% 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 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Jackson County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Jackson County comes to about $34.3M a year: $1,207 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.9M per practice, 56% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Jackson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,734 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +29.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Jackson County is 71 (upper middle), #176 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 53 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.74.1
Spending per listing$4.9M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,7345,8215,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+29.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,207$1,150$1,288
Median household income$89,544$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7148

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
99,265+29.3% since 2020
Households
28,402
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
340 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$89,544+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,650
Median home value
$345,000
Jobs located here
45,774
Daytime population
93,828Residents 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 Jackson 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

Other business types in Jackson County

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

Questions

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

There are 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Jackson County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $34.3M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 28,402 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.9M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Jackson County would have about 11, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,734 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 99,265 people in 2025, up 29.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,402 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $89,544 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Jackson County scores 71 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #176 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Jackson County

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