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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Pittsfield, MA metro area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Pittsfield, MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #61 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$68.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,189 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
46% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,224
−1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 optometrists and eye clinics in the Pittsfield metro area. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Pittsfield metro area comes to about $68.5M a year: $1,189 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per practice, 46% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Pittsfield metro area in 2023. That is one for every 14,396 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Pittsfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Pittsfield metro area is 68 (upper middle), #61 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Pittsfield metro area 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Pittsfield, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasurePittsfield metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.64.1
Spending per listing$4.6M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment14,3967,2915,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,189$1,386$1,288
Median household income$76,013$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score6876

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 the Pittsfield metro area, 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 the Pittsfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,224−1.2% since 2020
Households
57,585
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
927 sq. mi.
People per square mile
140
Median household income
$76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,456
Median home value
$305,400
Jobs located here
55,400
Daytime population
126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Massachusetts for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pittsfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA75172.7$4.6M+10.4%#25 of 386
2Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH717443.8$3.8M+2.3%#39 of 386
3Worcester, MA711233.7$3.6M+3.7%#40 of 386
4Pittsfield, MA68152.6$4.6M−1.2%#61 of 386
5Springfield, MA67522.8$4.1M+0.2%#66 of 386
6Barnstable Town, MA64363.4$3.9M+2.4%#87 of 386
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA472894.3$2.9M+2.1%#234 of 386

Other business types in the Pittsfield metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Pittsfield, MA metro area?

There are 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Pittsfield metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Pittsfield, MA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $68.5M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 57,585 households in the Pittsfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Pittsfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Pittsfield metro area has 2.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.6M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Pittsfield metro area would have about 22, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,396 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Pittsfield, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Pittsfield metro area at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. The median household income in the Pittsfield metro area is $76,013 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. The Pittsfield metro area scores 68 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #61 of 386 scored metro areas.

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