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Optometrists and eye clinics in Barnstable County, MA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #256 of 1,302 scored counties
#9 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 36
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $141.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,334 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Barnstable County spend about $141.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 36 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.9M per practice, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Barnstable County has 36 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 11%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Barnstable County in 2023. That is one for every 5,877 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $80K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Barnstable County.
Population estimates put the population change in Barnstable County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Barnstable County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #256 of 1,302 scored counties and #9 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,877 | 7,291 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,334 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 364 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Barnstable County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Essex County, MA | 79 | 94 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #66 of 1,302 |
| 2Hampshire County, MA | 77 | 17 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +10.4% | #94 of 1,302 |
| 3Plymouth County, MA | 76 | 70 | 3.4 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #115 of 1,302 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 73 | 123 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +3.7% | #153 of 1,302 |
| 5Suffolk County, MA | 71 | 111 | 3.4 | $3.9M | +0.1% | #187 of 1,302 |
| 6Middlesex County, MA | 71 | 269 | 4.2 | $3.6M | +2.8% | #189 of 1,302 |
| 7Norfolk County, MA | 69 | 119 | 4.2 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #217 of 1,302 |
| 8Berkshire County, MA | 68 | 15 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −1.2% | #228 of 1,302 |
| 9Barnstable County, MA | 67 | 36 | 3.4 | $3.9M | +2.4% | #256 of 1,302 |
| 10Hampden County, MA | 66 | 52 | 2.8 | $4.1M | +0.2% | #276 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Barnstable 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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics66
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors61
- Physical therapy56
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Barnstable County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 optometrists and eye clinics in Barnstable County. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $141.1M a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Barnstable County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.9M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 45, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,877 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 67 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #256 of 1,302 scored counties.
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