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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pickens County, GA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,141 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,167
+11.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Pickens County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,141 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Pickens County spend about $15.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 22% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Pickens County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Pickens County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pickens 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 Pickens County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.74.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$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+11.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,141$1,150$1,288
Median household income$78,930$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,167+11.4% since 2020
Households
13,430
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
232 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$78,930+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,470
Median home value
$332,700
Jobs located here
8,790
Daytime population
28,040Residents 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 Pickens 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
Pickens County, GANot scored43.0$3.8M+11.4%

Other business types in Pickens County

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

Questions

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

Pickens County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Pickens County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $15.3M a year, or $1,141 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 13,430 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pickens County has 3.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.8M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Pickens County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Pickens County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 37,167 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,430 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $78,930 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Pickens County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Pickens County

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