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Optometrists and eye clinics in Union County, NJ
How Union County, NJ 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #403 of 1,302 scored counties
#12 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 95
- 11 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $285.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,403 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 601,863
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 95 optometrists and eye clinics in Union County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Union County spend about $285.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,403 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 95 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3M per practice, 4% 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 Union County was 40 in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,082 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Union County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #403 of 1,302 scored counties and #12 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Union County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,082 | 5,685 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +6.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,403 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $103,202 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 40+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 283
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9511 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 601,863+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 203,277
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,637
- Median household income
- $103,202+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,596
- Median home value
- $529,200
- Jobs located here
- 247,379
- Daytime population
- 551,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 74 | 78 | 2.6 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #130 of 1,302 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 74 | 113 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #143 of 1,302 |
| 3Atlantic County, NJ | 71 | 30 | 2.7 | $4.4M | +1.6% | #181 of 1,302 |
| 4Hunterdon County, NJ | 70 | 17 | 3.3 | $4.8M | +2.3% | #197 of 1,302 |
| 5Sussex County, NJ | 67 | 22 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.9% | #258 of 1,302 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 65 | 114 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +5.6% | #311 of 1,302 |
| 7Warren County, NJ | 64 | 15 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +3.2% | #318 of 1,302 |
| 8Cape May County, NJ | 64 | 16 | 3.6 | $3.6M | −1.7% | #320 of 1,302 |
| 9Gloucester County, NJ | 64 | 44 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #323 of 1,302 |
| 10Camden County, NJ | 63 | 75 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #347 of 1,302 |
| 12Union County, NJ | 61 | 95 | 4.7 | $3M | +5.0% | #403 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Union 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Union County, NJ?
Union County has 95 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Union County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $285.3M a year, or $1,403 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 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 203,277 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NJ compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Union County has 4.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Union County would have about 91, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,082 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 601,863 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,277 households. The median household income in Union County is $103,202 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Union County scores 61 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #403 of 1,302 scored counties.
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