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Optometrists and eye clinics in Nevada

Markets across Nevada ranked by the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
508
104 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
306
+10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
4.2
2% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3M
3% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#37 of 51
Market score 41 · Lower middle

A site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings around any address in Nevada by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 508 optometrists and eye clinics in Nevada. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Nevada comes to about $1.5B a year: $1,287 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 508 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3M per practice, 3% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 306 businesses with payroll in Nevada classed as offices of optometrists, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,930 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 0.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Nevada.

Among the 50 states and DC, Nevada ranks #37 for optometrists and eye clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest (57). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Pahrump area scores highest (68).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Nevada, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Nevada, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reno, NV57904.0$3.4M+5.0%#128 of 386
2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV433684.3$3M+5.8%#264 of 386
3Carson City, NV15187.6$1.6M−0.2%#378 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Nevada, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pahrump, NV6852.3$5.1M+10.3%#66 of 400
2Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA6373.2$4.3M+0.9%#101 of 400
3Elko, NV6194.4$2.9M+2.1%#122 of 400
4Fallon, NV4755.3$2.4M+1.1%#235 of 400
Winnemucca, NVNot scored22.9$4.3M0.0%

Counties

Counties in Nevada, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Nye County, NV6352.3$5.1M+10.3%#336 of 1,302
2Washoe County, NV58884.4$3.1M+4.4%#475 of 1,302
3Douglas County, NV5673.3$4.2M+1.2%#506 of 1,302
4Clark County, NV503684.3$3M+5.8%#680 of 1,302
5Elko County, NV4894.6$2.8M+2.1%#731 of 1,302
6Churchill County, NV3855.3$2.4M+1.1%#947 of 1,302
7Carson City, NV19187.6$1.6M−0.2%#1,211 of 1,302
Lyon County, NVNot scored20.8$14.9M+9.5%
Humboldt County, NVNot scored22.9$4.3M0.0%
White Pine County, NVNot scored38.9$1.3M−4.5%
Pershing County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lander County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+2.6%
Mineral County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lincoln County, NVNot scored15.8$2.1M−2.6%
Storey County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+3.7%
Eureka County, NVNot scored00.0n/a+0.8%
Esmeralda County, NVNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%

Markets with fewer than 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Nevada?

There are 508 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Nevada as of September 2026. 104 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 306 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Nevada spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.5B a year, or $1,287 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 508 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 1,202,593 households in Nevada and national spending patterns by income.

How does Nevada compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Nevada has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Nevada would have about 494, against 508 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,930 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Nevada has the highest market score for optometrists and eye clinics?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Nevada, the Reno metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Nevada, the Pahrump area scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Nevada, Nye County scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Nevada scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #37 of the 50 states and DC.

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