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Optometrists and eye clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #220 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York
- Listings
- 3,434
- 505 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 1,135
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.1B
- On medical and dental services · $1,367 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,112,448
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,434 optometrists and eye clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area. 505 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area spend about $10.1B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,367 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per practice, 6% below 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.
Official counts show 1,135 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,513 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is 48 (lower middle), #220 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York.
How the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,513 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.7% | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,367 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,155 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,135+15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,895
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $284.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,434505 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,225The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,112,448+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,391,787
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 6,127 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,219
- Median household income
- $99,155
- Average household income
- $146,791
- Median home value
- $614,200
- Jobs located here
- 9,481,255
- Daytime population
- 20,008,624Residents 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics42
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area?
There are 3,434 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area as of September 2026. 505 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 1,135 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.1B a year, or $1,367 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,434 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 7,391,787 households in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area has 4.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area would have about 3,225, against 3,434 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,513 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area at 20,112,448 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,391,787 households. The median household income in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area is $99,155 a year, 23% above 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. 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores 48 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #220 of 386 scored metro areas.
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