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Optometrists and eye clinics in Perry County, KY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,291 of 1,302 scored counties
#36 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On medical and dental services · $908 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,555
−6.4% 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

For optometrists and eye clinics, Perry County has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #1,291 of 1,302 scored counties and #36 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $908 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Perry County spend about $10.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 8 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.3M per practice, 60% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Perry County has 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Perry County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,693 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Perry County declined 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Perry 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 Perry County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.24.14.1
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6936,6225,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$908$1,042$1,288
Median household income$42,181$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score630

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$353K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Perry 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 Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,555−6.4% since 2020
Households
11,078
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
340 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$42,181+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,788
Median home value
$91,800
Jobs located here
11,440
Daytime population
30,248Residents 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 Perry 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
36Perry County, KY687.2$1.3M−6.4%#1,291 of 1,302

Other business types in Perry County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Perry County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $10.1M a year, or $908 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 11,078 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Perry County has 7.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Perry County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,693 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Perry County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 26,555 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,078 households. Median household income in Perry County is $42,181, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Perry County scores 6 for optometrists and eye clinics (very low), #1,291 of 1,302 scored counties.

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

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