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Optometrists and eye clinics in Oxford County, ME

The optometrists and eye clinics in Oxford County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #340 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Maine

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,057 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,346
+4.2% 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 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Oxford County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,057 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Oxford County spend about $25.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.3M per practice, 36% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Oxford County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 6,035 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Oxford County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Oxford County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #340 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Maine.

How Oxford County compares

The same measures for Maine 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 Oxford County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureOxford CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.74.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,0355,3805,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,057$1,163$1,288
Median household income$60,173$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score6346

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 Oxford 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 Oxford County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,346+4.2% since 2020
Households
24,140
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,077 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,916
Median home value
$217,300
Jobs located here
17,529
Daytime population
49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.

Top counties in Maine

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

Other business types in Oxford County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Oxford County, ME?

Oxford County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Oxford County, ME spend on medical and dental services?

About $25.5M a year, or $1,057 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Oxford County has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Oxford County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,035 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. 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. Oxford County scores 63 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #340 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 Oxford County

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