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Optometrists and eye clinics in Muscogee County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Muscogee County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #985 of 1,302 scored counties
#38 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 32
- 10 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $81.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 202,171
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Muscogee County is 36 (lower middle), #985 of 1,302 scored counties and #38 of 53 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Muscogee County comes to about $81.6M a year: $1,003 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.6M per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Muscogee County has 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 31%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Muscogee County in 2023. That is one for every 7,401 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Muscogee County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Muscogee 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 | Muscogee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,401 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,003 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,073 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Muscogee 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 Muscogee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 202,171−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 81,415
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 217 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 941
- Median household income
- $58,073+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,006
- Median home value
- $193,900
- Jobs located here
- 84,654
- Daytime population
- 216,091Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Muscogee County marked.
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 |
| 38Muscogee County, GA | 36 | 32 | 3.9 | $2.6M | −2.3% | #985 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Muscogee 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 clinics12
- Dentists and orthodontists20
- Primary care and pediatrics10
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics8
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy24
- Optometrists and eye care36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Muscogee County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 optometrists and eye clinics in Muscogee County. 10 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Muscogee County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $81.6M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 81,415 households in Muscogee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Muscogee County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Muscogee County has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.6M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Muscogee County would have about 26, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,401 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Muscogee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Muscogee County at 202,171 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 81,415 households. Median household income in Muscogee County is $58,073, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Muscogee County scores 36 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #985 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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