Health care · County · New York
Optometrists and eye clinics in Albany County, NY
The optometrists and eye clinics in Albany County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #602 of 1,302 scored counties
#25 of 44 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 72
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,239 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in Albany County
The site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $1,239 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $166.9M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 72 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.3M per practice, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Albany County has 72 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 15%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.3 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Albany County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 14,967 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $115K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Albany County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albany County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Albany County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #602 of 1,302 scored counties and #25 of 44 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,967 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,239 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $115K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Albany County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOptometrists and eye care across New York
Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Putnam County, NY | 82 | 10 | 2.8 | $5.3M | +1.4% | #35 of 1,302 |
| 2Schenectady County, NY | 81 | 10 | 1.5 | $8M | +3.0% | #40 of 1,302 |
| 3Saratoga County, NY | 78 | 33 | 3.2 | $4.2M | +2.3% | #82 of 1,302 |
| 4Orange County, NY | 78 | 45 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +4.2% | #85 of 1,302 |
| 5Otsego County, NY | 73 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +3.8% | #147 of 1,302 |
| 6Oswego County, NY | 72 | 6 | 1.3 | $8.7M | +1.0% | #155 of 1,302 |
| 7Rensselaer County, NY | 72 | 17 | 2.5 | $4.8M | −0.2% | #159 of 1,302 |
| 8Rockland County, NY | 70 | 39 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +5.9% | #201 of 1,302 |
| 9Wayne County, NY | 69 | 9 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +0.1% | #211 of 1,302 |
| 10Richmond County, NY | 68 | 65 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #238 of 1,302 |
| 25Albany County, NY | 54 | 72 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #602 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Albany 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics37
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 optometrists and eye clinics in Albany County. 11 of them (15%) 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 Albany County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $166.9M a year, or $1,239 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Albany County has 5.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Albany County would have about 53, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,967 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #602 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Albany County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Albany County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Albany County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Albany County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.