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Optometrists and eye clinics in Plymouth County, MA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Plymouth County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #115 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
70
8 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
32
+3.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$291.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,435 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
546,829
+3.5% since 2020

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What this means

For optometrists and eye clinics, Plymouth County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #115 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.

At $1,435 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Plymouth County spend about $291.5M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.2M per practice, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Plymouth County has 70 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Plymouth County classed as offices of optometrists, up 3.2% from 2019. That is one for every 6,348 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Plymouth County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plymouth County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Plymouth 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Plymouth County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasurePlymouth CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.43.64.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,3487,2915,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.2%−0.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,435$1,386$1,288
Median household income$114,201$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score7676

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
31 → 32+3.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
708 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$125K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County

Population, 2025 estimate
546,829+3.5% since 2020
Households
203,141
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
659 sq. mi.
People per square mile
813
Median household income
$114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$151,137
Median home value
$556,000
Jobs located here
195,609
Daytime population
454,742Residents 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 counties in Massachusetts for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Plymouth County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Essex County, MA79943.0$4.6M+2.3%#66 of 1,302
2Hampshire County, MA77172.7$4.6M+10.4%#94 of 1,302
3Plymouth County, MA76703.4$4.2M+3.5%#115 of 1,302
4Worcester County, MA731233.7$3.6M+3.7%#153 of 1,302
5Suffolk County, MA711113.4$3.9M+0.1%#187 of 1,302
6Middlesex County, MA712694.2$3.6M+2.8%#189 of 1,302
7Norfolk County, MA691194.2$3.7M+2.2%#217 of 1,302
8Berkshire County, MA68152.6$4.6M−1.2%#228 of 1,302
9Barnstable County, MA67363.4$3.9M+2.4%#256 of 1,302
10Hampden County, MA66522.8$4.1M+0.2%#276 of 1,302

Other business types in Plymouth County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Plymouth County, MA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 70 optometrists and eye clinics in Plymouth County. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 3.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on medical and dental services?

About $291.5M a year, or $1,435 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Plymouth 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 $4.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Plymouth County would have about 93, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,348 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 76 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #115 of 1,302 scored counties.

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