Health care · Small-town market · Georgia
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Waycross, GA area
How the Waycross, GA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #279 of 400 scored small-town markets
#8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On medical and dental services · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,670
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Waycross area spend about $19.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $938 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per practice, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
The Waycross area has 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Waycross area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,854 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Waycross area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Waycross area is 41 (lower middle), #279 of 400 scored small-town markets and #8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Waycross 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 | Waycross area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,854 | 5,821 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $938 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,821 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 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 Waycross 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 Waycross area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,670+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,562
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,240 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $51,821+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,222
- Median home value
- $126,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,660
- Daytime population
- 54,001Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Waycross 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 clinics20
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Waycross, GA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 optometrists and eye clinics in the Waycross area. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. 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 the Waycross, GA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.3M a year, or $938 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 20,562 households in the Waycross area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waycross, GA area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Waycross area has 5.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Waycross area would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,854 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waycross, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Waycross area at 57,670 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,562 households. Median household income in the Waycross area is $51,821, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. 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 Waycross area scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #279 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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