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Optometrists and eye clinics in Prince George’s County, MD

The optometrists and eye clinics in Prince George’s County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #163 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 19 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
105
35 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
38
+8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$450.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,296 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
970,374
+0.5% 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

At $1,296 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Prince George’s County spend about $450.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.3M per practice, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Prince George’s County has 105 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 33%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Prince George’s County was 38 in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 9,151 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Prince George’s County.

Population estimates put the population change in Prince George’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Prince George’s County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #163 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Prince George’s 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Prince George’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasurePrince George’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.04.14.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishment9,1518,0105,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.6%−1.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,296$1,322$1,288
Median household income$101,798$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score7259

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 38+8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
299
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10535 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
970,374+0.5% since 2020
Households
347,744
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,989
Median household income
$101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,138
Median home value
$426,000
Jobs located here
318,010
Daytime population
849,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Prince George’s County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calvert County, MD8582.4$6.2M+1.7%#14 of 1,302
2Charles County, MD83193.1$4.5M+5.9%#32 of 1,302
3Cecil County, MD7871.7$7.1M+3.2%#70 of 1,302
4St. Mary’s County, MD77133.1$4.6M+2.4%#95 of 1,302
5Anne Arundel County, MD74894.0$3.6M+1.7%#142 of 1,302
6Prince George’s County, MD721053.0$4.3M+0.5%#163 of 1,302
7Harford County, MD69343.3$4M+2.0%#214 of 1,302
8Carroll County, MD67274.2$3.3M+2.2%#267 of 1,302
9Wicomico County, MD64133.2$3.5M+3.2%#325 of 1,302
10Frederick County, MD60595.6$2.5M+11.0%#434 of 1,302

Other business types in Prince George’s County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Prince George’s County, MD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 optometrists and eye clinics in Prince George’s County. 35 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on medical and dental services?

About $450.6M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Prince George’s County has 3.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 144, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,151 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 72 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #163 of 1,302 scored counties.

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