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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area
How the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #31 of 386 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,439 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,674
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is 72 (upper middle), #31 of 386 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for optometrists and eye clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 optometrists and eye clinics in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area spend about $80.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,439 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $6.7M per practice, 2.1 times 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,983 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Kahului-Wailuku metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Kahului-Wailuku metro area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Kahului-Wailuku metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,983 | 5,025 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,439 | $1,453 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,109 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro 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 Kahului-Wailuku metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,674−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,881
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $97,109+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,604
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,580
- Daytime population
- 133,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 72 | 12 | 2.1 | $6.7M | −2.5% | #31 of 386 |
| 2Urban Honolulu, HI | 43 | 157 | 4.6 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #261 of 386 |
Other business types in the Kahului-Wailuku metro 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $80.4M a year, or $1,439 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 55,881 households in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Kahului-Wailuku metro area has 2.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Kahului-Wailuku metro area would have about 26, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,983 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kahului-Wailuku, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kahului-Wailuku metro area at 160,674 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,881 households. The median household income in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area is $97,109 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Kahului-Wailuku metro area scores 72 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #31 of 386 scored metro areas.
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