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Optometrists and eye clinics in Stephens County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,215 of 1,302 scored counties
#51 of 53 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On medical and dental services · $932 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,854
+3.8% 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

Stephens County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,215 of 1,302 scored counties and #51 of 53 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Stephens County comes to about $9.8M a year: $932 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per practice, 61% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Stephens County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Stephens County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,508 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Stephens County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Stephens 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 Stephens County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureStephens CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.63.74.1
Spending per listing$1.2M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,5085,8215,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$932$1,150$1,288
Median household income$54,754$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score1948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$521K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 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 Stephens 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 Stephens County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,854+3.8% since 2020
Households
10,524
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
179 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$54,754+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,096
Median home value
$175,300
Jobs located here
8,300
Daytime population
22,701Residents 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 Stephens 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
51Stephens County, GA1987.6$1.2M+3.8%#1,215 of 1,302

Other business types in Stephens County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Stephens County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. 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 Stephens County, GA spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.8M a year, or $932 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 10,524 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stephens County has 7.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Stephens County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,508 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Stephens County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Stephens County at 27,854 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,524 households. Median household income in Stephens County is $54,754, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Stephens County scores 19 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,215 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 Stephens County

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