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Optometrists and eye clinics in Upson County, GA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Upson County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.4M
On medical and dental services · $985 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,500
+2.7% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Upson County spend about $10.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $985 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.5M per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Upson County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Upson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Upson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Upson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Upson 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 Upson County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureUpson CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.74.1
Spending per listing$3.5M$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+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$985$1,150$1,288
Median household income$55,429$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
30 chain locations
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 Upson 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 Upson County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,500+2.7% since 2020
Households
10,595
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,039
Median home value
$168,700
Jobs located here
7,450
Daytime population
23,235Residents 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 Upson 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
Upson County, GANot scored32.8$3.5M+2.7%

Other business types in Upson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Upson County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Upson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10.4M a year, or $985 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Upson County has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Upson County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Upson County

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