Health care · Small-town market · Georgia
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Tifton, GA area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Tifton, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #334 of 400 scored small-town markets
#10 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On medical and dental services · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,237
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Tifton area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #334 of 400 scored small-town markets and #10 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 8 optometrists and eye clinics in the Tifton area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Tifton area spend about $18.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $957 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.3M per practice, 28% 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 Tifton area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show the Tifton area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tifton 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.
| Measure | Tifton area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $957 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $49,785 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 48 |
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
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Tifton 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 Tifton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,237+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,935
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $49,785
- Average household income
- $73,300
- Median home value
- $151,300
- Jobs located here
- 23,474
- Daytime population
- 54,798Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Tifton area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson, GA | 76 | 7 | 2.5 | $4.9M | +29.3% | #27 of 400 |
| 2LaGrange, GA-AL | 75 | 6 | 1.5 | $6.6M | +3.0% | #29 of 400 |
| 3Calhoun, GA | 75 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +6.9% | #32 of 400 |
| 4Cornelia, GA | 68 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +9.3% | #68 of 400 |
| 5Statesboro, GA | 66 | 10 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +8.0% | #79 of 400 |
| 6Kingsland, GA | 58 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #140 of 400 |
| 7Douglas, GA | 53 | 6 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #182 of 400 |
| 8Waycross, GA | 41 | 11 | 5.3 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #279 of 400 |
| 9Milledgeville, GA | 39 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.7M | +0.6% | #292 of 400 |
| 10Tifton, GA | 31 | 8 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +1.7% | #334 of 400 |
Other business types in the Tifton area
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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics17
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Tifton, GA area?
There are 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Tifton area as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the Tifton area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Tifton, GA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $18.1M a year, or $957 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 18,935 households in the Tifton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tifton, GA area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Tifton area has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Tifton area would have about 6, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is the Tifton, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Tifton area at 51,237 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,935 households. The median household income in the Tifton area is $49,785 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Tifton area scores 31 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #334 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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