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Optometrists and eye clinics in Herkimer County, NY
The optometrists and eye clinics in Herkimer County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #904 of 1,302 scored counties
#41 of 44 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Herkimer County spend about $27.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,081 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% 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 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Herkimer County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Herkimer County in 2023. That is one for every 4,290 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Herkimer County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Herkimer County is 40 (lower middle), #904 of 1,302 scored counties and #41 of 44 scored counties in New York.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,290 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,081 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
| 41Herkimer County, NY | 40 | 8 | 3.1 | $3.5M | −1.4% | #904 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Herkimer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Herkimer County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. 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 Herkimer County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $27.8M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Herkimer County has 3.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,290 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 40 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #904 of 1,302 scored counties.
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