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Optometrists and eye clinics in Somerset County, MD

How Somerset 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.2M
On medical and dental services · $986 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
24,973
+1.7% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Somerset County comes to about $8.2M a year: $986 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no optometrists and eye clinics in Somerset County. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Somerset County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Somerset County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Somerset County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Somerset County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Somerset 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 Somerset County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureSomerset CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.14.1
Spending per listingn/a$3.2M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,0105,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$986$1,322$1,288
Median household income$64,943$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,973+1.7% since 2020
Households
8,348
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$64,943+71.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,802
Median home value
$173,200
Jobs located here
5,954
Daytime population
21,976Residents 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 Somerset 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
Somerset County, MDNot scored00.0n/a+1.7%

Other business types in Somerset County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Somerset County, MD?

There are no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Somerset County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Somerset County, MD spend on medical and dental services?

About $8.2M a year, or $986 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 8,348 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Somerset County has no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Somerset County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

How fast is Somerset County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Somerset County at 24,973 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,348 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $64,943, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 71.8%, 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. Somerset County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Somerset County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Somerset County

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