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Optometrists and eye clinics in Hopkins County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Hopkins County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,064 of 1,302 scored counties
#18 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On medical and dental services · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,127
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Hopkins County is 31 (lower middle), #1,064 of 1,302 scored counties and #18 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Hopkins County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $957 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Hopkins County spend about $17.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.9M per practice, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Hopkins County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,599 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hopkins County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hopkins 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 | Hopkins County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,599 | 6,622 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $957 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,815 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $960K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,127−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,397
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $56,815+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,892
- Median home value
- $142,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,599
- Daytime population
- 43,041Residents 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 |
| 18Hopkins County, KY | 31 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #1,064 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Hopkins 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 clinics15
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Hopkins County, KY?
Hopkins County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Hopkins County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.6M a year, or $957 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 18,397 households in Hopkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hopkins County, KY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Hopkins County has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,599 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Hopkins County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Hopkins County at 45,127 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,397 households. The median household income in Hopkins County is $56,815 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Hopkins County scores 31 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,064 of 1,302 scored counties.
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