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Optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, KY
How Franklin 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,005 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,649
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Franklin County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,005 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Franklin County spend about $23.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,051 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.2M per practice, 31% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,680 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,680 | 6,622 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,051 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,298 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,649+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,718
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 208 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $65,298+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,985
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,970
- Daytime population
- 63,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 74 | 8 | 3.5 | $4.1M | +4.9% | #138 of 1,302 |
| 2Warren County, KY | 71 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +10.6% | #191 of 1,302 |
| 3Bullitt County, KY | 65 | 8 | 2.5 | $4.5M | +5.0% | #294 of 1,302 |
| 4Madison County, KY | 62 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +9.4% | #374 of 1,302 |
| 5Shelby County, KY | 58 | 7 | 3.8 | $3M | +6.2% | #476 of 1,302 |
| 6Jessamine County, KY | 55 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +7.8% | #557 of 1,302 |
| 7Kenton County, KY | 55 | 31 | 4.6 | $2.5M | +3.9% | #568 of 1,302 |
| 8Jefferson County, KY | 46 | 162 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #783 of 1,302 |
| 9Fayette County, KY | 44 | 67 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #827 of 1,302 |
| 10Boone County, KY | 44 | 29 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #828 of 1,302 |
| 14Franklin County, KY | 35 | 11 | 4.8 | $2.2M | +2.0% | #1,005 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics31
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Franklin County, KY?
Franklin County has 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $23.9M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 22,718 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, KY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Franklin County has 4.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Franklin County would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,680 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 52,649 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,718 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,298 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Franklin County scores 35 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,005 of 1,302 scored counties.
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