Health care · County · New Hampshire
Optometrists and eye clinics in Grafton County, NH
How Grafton County, NH 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #773 of 1,302 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $47.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Grafton County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Grafton County spend about $47.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,270 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Grafton County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 4,123 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Grafton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grafton County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #773 of 1,302 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Grafton County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Grafton County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,123 | 6,778 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,270 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,261 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Grafton 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 Grafton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 37,107
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,709 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $88,261+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,563
- Median home value
- $344,500
- Jobs located here
- 53,397
- Daytime population
- 103,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 77 | 56 | 3.3 | $4.1M | +2.5% | #101 of 1,302 |
| 2Merrimack County, NH | 75 | 15 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #118 of 1,302 |
| 3Carroll County, NH | 75 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.5M | +5.0% | #121 of 1,302 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 74 | 15 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +3.0% | #134 of 1,302 |
| 5Belknap County, NH | 73 | 8 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +2.1% | #149 of 1,302 |
| 6Cheshire County, NH | 71 | 8 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #180 of 1,302 |
| 7Rockingham County, NH | 62 | 66 | 5.2 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #382 of 1,302 |
| 8Sullivan County, NH | 60 | 5 | 3.0 | $4M | +2.1% | #415 of 1,302 |
| 9Grafton County, NH | 46 | 16 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #773 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Grafton 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy52
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Grafton County, NH?
Grafton County has 16 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 Grafton County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $47.1M a year, or $1,270 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 37,107 households in Grafton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grafton County, NH compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Grafton County has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Grafton County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,123 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Grafton County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Grafton County at 93,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,107 households. The median household income in Grafton County is $88,261 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.2% 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. Grafton County scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #773 of 1,302 scored counties.
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