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Optometrists and eye clinics in Lee County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Lee County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On medical and dental services · $827 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,297
−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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Lee County. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households.

At $827 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $2.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.1M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Lee County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Lee County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Lee 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 Lee County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.94.14.1
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,6225,742
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$827$1,042$1,288
Median household income$37,568$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,297−0.9% since 2020
Households
2,595
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
209 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$37,568
Average household income
$53,404
Median home value
$83,900
Jobs located here
1,658
Daytime population
7,266Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, KYNot scored13.9$2.1M−0.9%

Other business types in Lee County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Lee County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.1M a year, or $827 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 2,595 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Lee County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 7,297 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,595 households. The median household income in Lee County is $37,568 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lee County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Lee County

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