Health care · County · New Hampshire
Optometrists and eye clinics in Merrimack County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Merrimack County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #118 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79M
- On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,078
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Merrimack County is 75 (high), #118 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
At $1,298 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Merrimack County spend about $79M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 68% 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 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Merrimack County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Merrimack County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 6,767 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Merrimack County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Merrimack 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 | Merrimack County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,767 | 6,778 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,298 | $1,333 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,004 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Merrimack 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 Merrimack County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,078+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,901
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 933 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $97,004+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,673
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 83,058
- Daytime population
- 159,180Residents 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 Merrimack 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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics77
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Merrimack County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 optometrists and eye clinics in Merrimack County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Merrimack County, NH spend on medical and dental services?
About $79M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 60,901 households in Merrimack County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merrimack County, NH compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Merrimack County has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.3M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Merrimack County would have about 25, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,767 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Merrimack County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Merrimack County at 158,078 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,901 households. Median household income in Merrimack County is $97,004, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Merrimack County scores 75 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #118 of 1,302 scored counties.
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