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Optometrists and eye clinics in Charles County, MD
The optometrists and eye clinics in Charles County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #32 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 19
- 10 chain locations (53%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,408 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,593
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Charles County is 83 (high), #32 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Households in Charles County spend about $85.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,408 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 44% 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 19 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Charles County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Charles County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 7,609 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Charles County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charles 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 | Charles County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,609 | 8,010 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,408 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $122,816 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1910 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Charles 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 Charles County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,593+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 60,875
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 372
- Median household income
- $122,816+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,768
- Median home value
- $428,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,884
- Daytime population
- 129,984Residents 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 Charles 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 clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics53
- Chiropractors89
- Physical therapy68
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Charles County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 optometrists and eye clinics in Charles County. 10 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Charles County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $85.7M a year, or $1,408 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 60,875 households in Charles County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charles County, MD compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Charles County has 3.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.5M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Charles County would have about 27, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,609 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Charles County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Charles County at 176,593 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,875 households. Median household income in Charles County is $122,816, 52% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Charles County scores 83 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #32 of 1,302 scored counties.
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