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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #178 of 400 scored small-town markets
#8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
10
2 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$44M
On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
40% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,488
−2.5% 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

Households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area spend about $44M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,056 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 40% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

The Massena-Ogdensburg area has 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in the Massena-Ogdensburg area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Massena-Ogdensburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Massena-Ogdensburg area is 53 (upper middle), #178 of 400 scored small-town markets and #8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in New York.

How the Massena-Ogdensburg 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMassena-Ogdensburg areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.24.1
Spending per listing$4.4M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,1885,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,056$1,278$1,288
Median household income$62,850$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5348

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
102 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Massena-Ogdensburg 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
105,488−2.5% since 2020
Households
41,666
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
2,680 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$62,850
Average household income
$82,668
Median home value
$121,900
Jobs located here
32,561
Daytime population
102,579Residents 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 small-town markets in New York for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with the Massena-Ogdensburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oneonta, NY8052.2$5.1M+3.8%#17 of 400
2Plattsburgh, NY7261.8$6.2M−2.0%#42 of 400
3Hudson, NY7272.6$4.7M−2.1%#45 of 400
4Amsterdam, NY6952.6$4.2M+1.1%#61 of 400
5Olean, NY6561.9$5.4M−2.1%#81 of 400
6Gloversville, NY5852.2$4.9M−1.6%#134 of 400
7Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY57142.6$3.9M−2.6%#141 of 400
8Massena-Ogdensburg, NY53102.4$4.4M−2.5%#178 of 400
9Batavia, NY5293.6$3.1M+0.2%#189 of 400
10Corning, NY51123.1$3.6M−1.6%#195 of 400

Other business types in the Massena-Ogdensburg area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 optometrists and eye clinics in the Massena-Ogdensburg area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the Massena-Ogdensburg area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area spend on medical and dental services?

About $44M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 41,666 households in the Massena-Ogdensburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Massena-Ogdensburg area has 2.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.4M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Massena-Ogdensburg area would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is the Massena-Ogdensburg, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Massena-Ogdensburg area at 105,488 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,666 households. Median household income in the Massena-Ogdensburg area is $62,850, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Massena-Ogdensburg area scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #178 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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