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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pike County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Pike County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,236 of 1,302 scored counties
#27 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.5M
- On medical and dental services · $887 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,721
- −6.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Pike County is 16 (low), #1,236 of 1,302 scored counties and #27 of 38 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pike County comes to about $21.5M a year: $887 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Pike County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Pike County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,857 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pike County declined 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pike 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 | Pike County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,857 | 6,622 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $887 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $44,312 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pike 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 Pike County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,721−6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,284
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $44,312+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,085
- Median home value
- $112,000
- Jobs located here
- 19,887
- Daytime population
- 57,040Residents 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 |
| 27Pike County, KY | 16 | 10 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −6.4% | #1,236 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Pike 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 clinics11
- Dentists and orthodontists12
- Primary care and pediatrics11
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Pike County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 optometrists and eye clinics in Pike County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Pike County, KY spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.5M a year, or $887 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 24,284 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pike County, KY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Pike County has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Pike County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,857 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Pike County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Pike County at 54,721 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,284 households. Median household income in Pike County is $44,312, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Pike County scores 16 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,236 of 1,302 scored counties.
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