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Optometrists and eye clinics in New Hampshire

Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
198
36 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
82
−7.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$740.8M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
3.6
12% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3.7M
19% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#5 of 51
Market score 71 · Upper middle

A site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings around any address in New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire has 198 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in New Hampshire comes to about $740.8M a year: $1,333 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in New Hampshire was 82 in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 6,778 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 $893K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #5 for optometrists and eye clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest (77). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest (83).

Every market in New Hampshire for optometrists and eye clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Manchester-Nashua, NH77563.3$4.1M+2.5%#22 of 386
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH717443.8$3.8M+2.3%#39 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Concord, NH83152.5$5.3M+2.6%#10 of 400
2Laconia, NH8083.0$4.2M+2.1%#18 of 400
3Keene, NH7882.6$4.6M+2.3%#22 of 400
4Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT66313.4$3.6M+1.5%#78 of 400

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH77563.3$4.1M+2.5%#101 of 1,302
2Merrimack County, NH75152.5$5.3M+2.6%#118 of 1,302
3Carroll County, NH7562.7$4.5M+5.0%#121 of 1,302
4Strafford County, NH74152.9$4.4M+3.0%#134 of 1,302
5Belknap County, NH7383.0$4.2M+2.1%#149 of 1,302
6Cheshire County, NH7182.6$4.6M+2.3%#180 of 1,302
7Rockingham County, NH62665.2$2.8M+3.0%#382 of 1,302
8Sullivan County, NH6053.0$4M+2.1%#415 of 1,302
9Grafton County, NH46164.3$2.9M+2.2%#773 of 1,302
Coos County, NHNot scored32.1$4.8M+0.4%

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 New Hampshire?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 198 optometrists and eye clinics in New Hampshire. 36 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019.

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

About $740.8M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 198 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

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

New Hampshire has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.7M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 236, against 198 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,778 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.

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

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Concord area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 9 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 77 (high). 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. New Hampshire scores 71 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #5 of the 50 states and DC.

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