Health care · County · Maryland
Optometrists and eye clinics in Baltimore city, MD
How Baltimore city, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #460 of 1,302 scored counties
#12 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 70
- 7 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $269.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Baltimore city spend about $269.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,056 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per practice, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Baltimore city has 70 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Baltimore city was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 15,979 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Baltimore city declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Baltimore city scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #460 of 1,302 scored counties and #12 of 19 scored counties in Maryland.
How Baltimore city compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,979 | 8,010 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,056 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 707 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calvert County, MD | 85 | 8 | 2.4 | $6.2M | +1.7% | #14 of 1,302 |
| 2Charles County, MD | 83 | 19 | 3.1 | $4.5M | +5.9% | #32 of 1,302 |
| 3Cecil County, MD | 78 | 7 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +3.2% | #70 of 1,302 |
| 4St. Mary’s County, MD | 77 | 13 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +2.4% | #95 of 1,302 |
| 5Anne Arundel County, MD | 74 | 89 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +1.7% | #142 of 1,302 |
| 6Prince George’s County, MD | 72 | 105 | 3.0 | $4.3M | +0.5% | #163 of 1,302 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 69 | 34 | 3.3 | $4M | +2.0% | #214 of 1,302 |
| 8Carroll County, MD | 67 | 27 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #267 of 1,302 |
| 9Wicomico County, MD | 64 | 13 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #325 of 1,302 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 60 | 59 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +11.0% | #434 of 1,302 |
| 12Baltimore city, MD | 58 | 70 | 2.7 | $3.9M | −2.3% | #460 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Baltimore city
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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists62
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics27
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Baltimore city, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 optometrists and eye clinics in Baltimore city. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $269.9M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Baltimore city has 2.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.9M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 86, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,979 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 58 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #460 of 1,302 scored counties.
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