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Optometrists and eye clinics in Broome County, NY
How Broome County, NY 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #555 of 1,302 scored counties
#23 of 44 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $88.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,082 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,736
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Broome County comes to about $88.7M a year: $1,082 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% 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 27 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Broome County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Broome County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 13,668 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Broome County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Broome County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #555 of 1,302 scored counties and #23 of 44 scored counties in New York.
How Broome 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 | Broome County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,668 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,082 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $62,616 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Broome 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 Broome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,736−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 82,005
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 280
- Median household income
- $62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,128
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 82,220
- Daytime population
- 201,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 23Broome County, NY | 55 | 27 | 3.3 | $3.3M | −1.2% | #555 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Broome 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics42
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy45
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Broome County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 optometrists and eye clinics in Broome County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $88.7M a year, or $1,082 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Broome County has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Broome County would have about 28, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,668 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Broome County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 55 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #555 of 1,302 scored counties.
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