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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bay County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Bay County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #629 of 1,302 scored counties
#29 of 49 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 13
- 3 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,288 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,123
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Bay County comes to about $58.1M a year: $1,288 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Bay County has 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Bay County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 4,100 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bay County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, Bay County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #629 of 1,302 scored counties and #29 of 49 scored counties in Michigan.
How Bay County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Bay County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,100 | 7,040 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,288 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,763 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- 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
- 19The 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 Bay 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 Bay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,123−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 45,103
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 442 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 233
- Median household income
- $61,763+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,153
- Median home value
- $152,200
- Jobs located here
- 31,089
- Daytime population
- 93,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Allegan County, MI | 87 | 11 | 2.4 | $6M | +2.1% | #9 of 1,302 |
| 2Ottawa County, MI | 80 | 38 | 3.4 | $4.5M | +3.9% | #56 of 1,302 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 79 | 21 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +0.7% | #69 of 1,302 |
| 4Macomb County, MI | 77 | 126 | 3.5 | $4.1M | +0.7% | #102 of 1,302 |
| 5Barry County, MI | 76 | 8 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +2.2% | #114 of 1,302 |
| 6Van Buren County, MI | 75 | 5 | 1.6 | $8.2M | +0.7% | #116 of 1,302 |
| 7Wayne County, MI | 74 | 181 | 2.6 | $5.1M | −1.1% | #131 of 1,302 |
| 8Livingston County, MI | 74 | 31 | 4.1 | $4.1M | +1.7% | #137 of 1,302 |
| 9St. Clair County, MI | 71 | 19 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +0.1% | #177 of 1,302 |
| 10Marquette County, MI | 70 | 7 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +2.3% | #196 of 1,302 |
| 29Bay County, MI | 52 | 13 | 2.9 | $4.5M | −1.6% | #629 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Bay 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors47
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Bay County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 optometrists and eye clinics in Bay County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Bay County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $58.1M a year, or $1,288 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 45,103 households in Bay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bay County, MI compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Bay County has 2.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.5M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bay County would have about 19, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,100 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Bay County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Bay County at 102,123 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,103 households. Median household income in Bay County is $61,763, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Bay County scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #629 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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