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Optometrists and eye clinics in Middlesex County, MA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Middlesex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #189 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 269
- 40 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $975.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,538 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 269 optometrists and eye clinics in Middlesex County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Middlesex County comes to about $975.3M a year: $1,538 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% 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.
Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Middlesex County in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,927 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Middlesex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Middlesex County is 71 (upper middle), #189 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,927 | 7,291 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | −0.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,538 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102 → 107+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 510
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26940 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 311The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics71
- Chiropractors81
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Middlesex County, MA?
There are 269 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. 40 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $975.3M a year, or $1,538 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 269 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Middlesex County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 311, against 269 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,927 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 71 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #189 of 1,302 scored counties.
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