Health care · Small-town market · Kentucky
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Somerset, KY area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Somerset, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #243 of 400 scored small-town markets
#5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On medical and dental services · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,384
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 optometrists and eye clinics in the Somerset area. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Somerset area spend about $24.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $939 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 29% 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 the Somerset area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 6,553 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Somerset area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Somerset area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #243 of 400 scored small-town markets and #5 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky.
How the Somerset area 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 | Somerset area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,553 | 6,622 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $939 | $1,042 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $51,898 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 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 the Somerset area, 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 the Somerset area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,384+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,210
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 658 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $51,898+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,241
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,101
- Daytime population
- 66,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Somerset area marked.
Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 64 | 11 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +3.1% | #97 of 400 |
| 2Richmond-Berea, KY | 64 | 17 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +7.0% | #99 of 400 |
| 3Mount Sterling, KY | 56 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +3.1% | #156 of 400 |
| 4Danville, KY | 49 | 10 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +3.6% | #219 of 400 |
| 5Somerset, KY | 46 | 11 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #243 of 400 |
| 6Mayfield, KY | 41 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #273 of 400 |
| 7Murray, KY | 41 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +4.9% | #278 of 400 |
| 8Madisonville, KY | 40 | 6 | 3.3 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #280 of 400 |
| 9Glasgow, KY | 40 | 10 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #288 of 400 |
| 10Henderson, KY | 33 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #324 of 400 |
Other business types in the Somerset area
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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists21
- Primary care and pediatrics34
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Somerset, KY area?
The Somerset area has 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) 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 the Somerset, KY area spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.6M a year, or $939 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, 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 26,210 households in the Somerset area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Somerset, KY area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Somerset area has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Somerset area would have about 8, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,553 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Somerset, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Somerset area at 67,384 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,210 households. The median household income in the Somerset area is $51,898 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Somerset area scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #243 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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