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Optometrists and eye clinics in Boyd County, KY

How Boyd County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,238 of 1,302 scored counties
#28 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On medical and dental services · $987 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,751
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Boyd County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,238 of 1,302 scored counties and #28 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 optometrists and eye clinics in Boyd County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $987 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Boyd County spend about $19.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 10 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.9M per practice, 39% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Boyd County in 2023. That is one for every 3,862 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Boyd County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Boyd County compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Boyd County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBoyd CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.14.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,8626,6225,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$987$1,042$1,288
Median household income$61,118$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score1630

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 5
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
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 Boyd 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 Boyd County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,751−0.9% since 2020
Households
19,309
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
160 sq. mi.
People per square mile
300
Median household income
$61,118+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,641
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
24,266
Daytime population
53,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Boyd County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY7483.5$4.1M+4.9%#138 of 1,302
2Warren County, KY71173.1$3.4M+10.6%#191 of 1,302
3Bullitt County, KY6582.5$4.5M+5.0%#294 of 1,302
4Madison County, KY62123.2$3.2M+9.4%#374 of 1,302
5Shelby County, KY5873.8$3M+6.2%#476 of 1,302
6Jessamine County, KY5573.5$3.2M+7.8%#557 of 1,302
7Kenton County, KY55314.6$2.5M+3.9%#568 of 1,302
8Jefferson County, KY461624.9$2.2M+1.6%#783 of 1,302
9Fayette County, KY44674.8$2.3M+2.2%#827 of 1,302
10Boone County, KY44295.7$2.2M+6.5%#828 of 1,302
28Boyd County, KY16105.2$1.9M−0.9%#1,238 of 1,302

Other business types in Boyd County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Boyd County, KY?

Boyd County has 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Boyd County, KY spend on medical and dental services?

About $19.1M a year, or $987 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 19,309 households in Boyd County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boyd County has 5.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Boyd County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,862 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Boyd County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Boyd County at 47,751 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,309 households. The median household income in Boyd County is $61,118 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Boyd County scores 16 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,238 of 1,302 scored counties.

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