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Optometrists and eye clinics in Chenango County, NY

The optometrists and eye clinics in Chenango County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,049 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,715
−2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Chenango County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Chenango County spend about $20.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,049 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.2 times 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Chenango County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Chenango County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Chenango County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chenango 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Chenango County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChenango CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.54.24.1
Spending per listing$7M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,1885,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,049$1,278$1,288
Median household income$62,948$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,715−2.9% since 2020
Households
19,890
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,321
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
17,111
Daytime population
43,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Chenango County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam County, NY82102.8$5.3M+1.4%#35 of 1,302
2Schenectady County, NY81101.5$8M+3.0%#40 of 1,302
3Saratoga County, NY78333.2$4.2M+2.3%#82 of 1,302
4Orange County, NY78453.2$4.1M+4.2%#85 of 1,302
5Otsego County, NY7352.2$5.1M+3.8%#147 of 1,302
6Oswego County, NY7261.3$8.7M+1.0%#155 of 1,302
7Rensselaer County, NY72172.5$4.8M−0.2%#159 of 1,302
8Rockland County, NY70393.8$3.8M+5.9%#201 of 1,302
9Wayne County, NY6992.3$4.8M+0.1%#211 of 1,302
10Richmond County, NY68653.8$3.5M+1.3%#238 of 1,302
Chenango County, NYNot scored31.5$7M−2.9%

Other business types in Chenango County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Chenango County, NY?

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Chenango County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Chenango County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Chenango County, NY spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.9M a year, or $1,049 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $7M 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 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chenango County, NY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Chenango County has 1.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $7M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Chenango County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Chenango County

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