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Optometrists and eye clinics in Maine

Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
218
32 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
111
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$694.5M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
3.7
10% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3.2M
2% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#33 of 51
Market score 46 · Lower middle

A site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 218 optometrists and eye clinics in Maine. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,163 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Maine spend about $694.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 111 businesses with payroll in Maine classed as offices of optometrists, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,380 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 0.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Maine.

Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #33 for optometrists and eye clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest (55). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 66.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Maine, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Portland-South Portland, ME55913.8$3.4M+4.5%#142 of 386
2Lewiston-Auburn, ME48163.4$3.2M+4.8%#219 of 386
3Bangor, ME29304.6$2.4M+3.8%#346 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Maine, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Augusta-Waterville, ME66183.3$3.3M+3.5%#80 of 400

Counties

Counties in Maine, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, ME72273.0$4.2M+4.8%#164 of 1,302
2Oxford County, ME6362.5$4.3M+4.2%#340 of 1,302
3Kennebec County, ME56183.3$3.3M+3.5%#519 of 1,302
4Androscoggin County, ME56163.4$3.2M+4.8%#523 of 1,302
5Cumberland County, ME52604.5$2.9M+4.5%#642 of 1,302
6Hancock County, ME4893.5$3.2M+3.0%#728 of 1,302
7Waldo County, ME4374.0$2.8M+2.6%#840 of 1,302
8Lincoln County, ME4284.8$2.4M+3.8%#873 of 1,302
9Penobscot County, ME40304.6$2.4M+3.8%#917 of 1,302
10Knox County, ME28105.4$2.2M+1.1%#1,111 of 1,302
11Aroostook County, ME21124.0$2.5M−0.7%#1,186 of 1,302
Somerset County, MENot scored41.7$5.9M+2.3%
Sagadahoc County, MENot scored42.4$5M+3.4%
Washington County, MENot scored32.1$4.8M+0.8%
Franklin County, MENot scored43.2$3.3M+4.6%
Piscataquis County, MENot scored00.0n/a+3.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Maine?

Maine has 218 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Maine spend on medical and dental services?

About $694.5M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 218 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maine compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Maine has 3.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Maine would have about 222, against 218 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,380 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Maine has the highest market score for optometrists and eye clinics?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 66 (upper middle). Among 11 scored counties in Maine, York County scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Maine scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #33 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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