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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bullitt County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #294 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,138 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
44% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
86,454
+5.0% 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

Households in Bullitt County spend about $36.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,138 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per practice, 44% 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 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Bullitt County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Bullitt County in 2023. That is one for every 5,291 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Bullitt County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Bullitt County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #294 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Bullitt 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 Bullitt County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureBullitt CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.54.14.1
Spending per listing$4.5M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,2916,6225,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,138$1,042$1,288
Median household income$80,558$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6530

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Bullitt 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 Bullitt County

Population, 2025 estimate
86,454+5.0% since 2020
Households
31,747
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
297 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$80,558+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,554
Median home value
$247,200
Jobs located here
30,802
Daytime population
70,440Residents 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 Bullitt 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

Other business types in Bullitt County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Bullitt County. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $36.1M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 31,747 households in Bullitt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bullitt County has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.5M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bullitt County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,291 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Bullitt County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Bullitt County at 86,454 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,747 households. Median household income in Bullitt County is $80,558, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Bullitt County scores 65 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #294 of 1,302 scored counties.

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