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Optometrists and eye clinics in Wicomico County, MD
How Wicomico 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #325 of 1,302 scored counties
#9 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,899
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 optometrists and eye clinics in Wicomico County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,118 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Wicomico County spend about $45.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 13 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.5M per practice, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Wicomico County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 8,094 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Wicomico County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Wicomico County is 64 (upper middle), #325 of 1,302 scored counties and #9 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wicomico 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 | Wicomico County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,094 | 8,010 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,118 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,210 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 133 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,899+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,470
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 374 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,023
- Median home value
- $254,700
- Jobs located here
- 43,883
- Daytime population
- 101,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Wicomico County marked.
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 Wicomico 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Wicomico County, MD?
Wicomico County has 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Wicomico County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $45.2M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Wicomico County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,094 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Wicomico County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Wicomico County scores 64 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #325 of 1,302 scored counties.
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