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Optometrists and eye clinics in Carson City, NV

The optometrists and eye clinics in Carson City, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,211 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 7 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,231 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
85% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,571
−0.2% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Carson City is 19 (low), #1,211 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 7 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 optometrists and eye clinics in Carson City. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,231 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Carson City spend about $29.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 18 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.6M per practice, 48% 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.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Carson City in 2023. That is one for every 2,632 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Carson City declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Carson City compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Carson City, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureCarson CityNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.64.24.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,6323,9305,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,231$1,287$1,288
Median household income$72,355$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score1941

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Carson City, 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 Carson City

Population, 2025 estimate
58,571−0.2% since 2020
Households
23,692
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
145 sq. mi.
People per square mile
404
Median household income
$72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,042
Median home value
$453,000
Jobs located here
29,300
Daytime population
60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Nevada

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The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Carson City marked.

Top counties in Nevada

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

Other business types in Carson City

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Carson City, NV?

Carson City has 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on medical and dental services?

About $29.2M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Carson City has 7.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Carson City would have about 9, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,632 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Carson City, NV growing?

Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 19 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,211 of 1,302 scored counties.

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