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Optometrists and eye clinics in Carroll County, MD
How Carroll County, 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 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #267 of 1,302 scored counties
#8 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carroll County comes to about $89.9M a year: $1,399 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per practice, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 27 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Carroll County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 7,143 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Carroll County.
Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carroll County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #267 of 1,302 scored counties and #8 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carroll County 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,143 | 8,010 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,399 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents 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 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors82
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Carroll County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 optometrists and eye clinics in Carroll County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.9M a year, or $1,399 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Carroll County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Carroll County would have about 29, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,143 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 67 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #267 of 1,302 scored counties.
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