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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Jesup, GA area

How the Jesup, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #344 of 400 scored small-town markets
#12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Georgia

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On medical and dental services · $952 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,481
+7.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Jesup area is 30 (lower middle), #344 of 400 scored small-town markets and #12 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 optometrists and eye clinics in the Jesup area. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in the Jesup area spend about $10.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $952 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 52% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Jesup area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jesup area grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jesup 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 Jesup, GA area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureJesup areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.33.74.1
Spending per listing$1.5M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8215,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$952$1,150$1,288
Median household income$53,427$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3048

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Jesup 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 Jesup area

Population, 2025 estimate
32,481+7.8% since 2020
Households
11,061
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
642 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$53,427+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,341
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
9,027
Daytime population
28,247Residents 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 small-town markets in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Jesup area marked.

Top small-town markets in Georgia

Small-town markets in Georgia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson, GA7672.5$4.9M+29.3%#27 of 400
2LaGrange, GA-AL7561.5$6.6M+3.0%#29 of 400
3Calhoun, GA7552.3$4.5M+6.9%#32 of 400
4Cornelia, GA6853.0$3.5M+9.3%#68 of 400
5Statesboro, GA66102.9$3.5M+8.0%#79 of 400
6Kingsland, GA5894.1$2.6M+9.5%#140 of 400
7Douglas, GA5363.2$2.9M+2.9%#182 of 400
8Waycross, GA41115.3$1.8M+3.0%#279 of 400
9Milledgeville, GA3963.6$2.7M+0.6%#292 of 400
10Tifton, GA3184.2$2.3M+1.7%#334 of 400
12Jesup, GA3076.3$1.5M+7.8%#344 of 400

Other business types in the Jesup 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 Jesup, GA area?

There are 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Jesup area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the Jesup area: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.5M a year, or $952 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 11,061 households in the Jesup area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Jesup area has 6.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Jesup area would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is the Jesup, GA area growing?

Population estimates put the Jesup area at 32,481 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,061 households. The median household income in the Jesup area is $53,427 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Jesup area scores 30 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #344 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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