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Optometrists and eye clinics in Walton County, GA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Walton County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #26 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 53 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 112,696
- +16.0% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Walton County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #26 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 53 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
At $1,158 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Walton County spend about $41.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $8.3M per practice, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Walton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 66% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Walton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Walton County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Walton 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 | Walton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $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 | +16.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,158 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,945 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 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
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Walton 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 Walton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 112,696+16.0% since 2020
- Households
- 35,755
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $84,945+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,167
- Median home value
- $339,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,476
- Daytime population
- 82,340Residents 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 Walton 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 |
Other business types in Walton 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy78
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Walton County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Walton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Walton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Walton County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $41.4M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 35,755 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walton County, GA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Walton County has 1.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $8.3M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Walton County would have about 13, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Walton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Walton County at 112,696 people in 2025, up 16.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,755 households. Median household income in Walton County is $84,945, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Walton County scores 83 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #26 of 1,302 scored counties.
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