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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Binghamton, NY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Binghamton, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #111 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 30
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $112.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,189
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Binghamton metro area spend about $112.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,095 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.7M per practice, 19% 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 30 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Binghamton metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Binghamton metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 14,622 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Binghamton metro area declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Binghamton metro area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #111 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the Binghamton metro area 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 | Binghamton metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,622 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,095 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,590 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 305 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 the Binghamton metro area, 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 the Binghamton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,189−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 102,352
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,224 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 200
- Median household income
- $64,590+19.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,420
- Median home value
- $156,000
- Jobs located here
- 94,944
- Daytime population
- 240,172Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 71 | 89 | 3.5 | $3.8M | +3.0% | #38 of 386 |
| 2Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 69 | 135 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +1.9% | #59 of 386 |
| 3Binghamton, NY | 59 | 30 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −1.3% | #111 of 386 |
| 4Kingston, NY | 56 | 26 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +1.1% | #132 of 386 |
| 5Syracuse, NY | 54 | 96 | 3.5 | $3.3M | −1.3% | #156 of 386 |
| 6Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 51 | 184 | 3.7 | $3.1M | −0.8% | #190 of 386 |
| 7Rochester, NY | 50 | 173 | 3.9 | $3M | −0.7% | #205 of 386 |
| 8New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 48 | 3,434 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +0.6% | #220 of 386 |
| 9Utica-Rome, NY | 46 | 40 | 3.3 | $3.3M | −2.0% | #240 of 386 |
| 10Ithaca, NY | 43 | 17 | 3.9 | $3M | −1.4% | #263 of 386 |
Other business types in the Binghamton metro area
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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Binghamton, NY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 optometrists and eye clinics in the Binghamton metro area. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Binghamton, NY metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $112.1M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 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 102,352 households in the Binghamton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Binghamton, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Binghamton metro area has 2.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% 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, the Binghamton metro area would have about 36, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,622 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Binghamton, NY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Binghamton metro area at 243,189 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 102,352 households. Median household income in the Binghamton metro area is $64,590, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.0%, 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. The Binghamton metro area scores 59 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #111 of 386 scored metro areas.
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