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Optometrists and eye clinics in Macomb County, MI

How Macomb County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #102 of 1,302 scored counties
#4 of 49 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
126
38 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
35
−7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$514.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,434 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
886,221
+0.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Macomb County is 77 (high), #102 of 1,302 scored counties and #4 of 49 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Macomb County comes to about $514.4M a year: $1,434 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per practice, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 126 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Macomb County as of September 2026. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 30%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Macomb County classed as offices of optometrists, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 10,248 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $212K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Macomb County. Population estimates show Macomb County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Macomb 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Macomb County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMacomb CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.94.1
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment10,2487,0405,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.9%+1.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,434$1,412$1,288
Median household income$77,837$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7770

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 35−7.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
299
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
12638 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
164The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$212K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
886,221+0.7% since 2020
Households
358,668
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
479 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,835
Median household income
$77,837+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,852
Median home value
$243,900
Jobs located here
329,207
Daytime population
825,351Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Macomb County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allegan County, MI87112.4$6M+2.1%#9 of 1,302
2Ottawa County, MI80383.4$4.5M+3.9%#56 of 1,302
3Monroe County, MI79213.3$4.3M+0.7%#69 of 1,302
4Macomb County, MI771263.5$4.1M+0.7%#102 of 1,302
5Barry County, MI7683.3$4.3M+2.2%#114 of 1,302
6Van Buren County, MI7551.6$8.2M+0.7%#116 of 1,302
7Wayne County, MI741812.6$5.1M−1.1%#131 of 1,302
8Livingston County, MI74314.1$4.1M+1.7%#137 of 1,302
9St. Clair County, MI71192.8$4.9M+0.1%#177 of 1,302
10Marquette County, MI7072.5$5.2M+2.3%#196 of 1,302

Other business types in Macomb County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Macomb County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 126 optometrists and eye clinics in Macomb County. 38 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Macomb County, MI spend on medical and dental services?

About $514.4M a year, or $1,434 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 358,668 households in Macomb County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Macomb County has 3.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Macomb County would have about 164, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,248 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Macomb County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Macomb County at 886,221 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 358,668 households. Median household income in Macomb County is $77,837, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. Macomb County scores 77 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #102 of 1,302 scored counties.

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