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Optometrists and eye clinics in Oneida County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Oneida County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #609 of 1,302 scored counties
#26 of 44 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 32
- 7 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $106.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,115 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,392
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Oneida County comes to about $106.1M a year: $1,115 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% 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 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Oneida County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Oneida County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 9,522 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Oneida County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Oneida County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #609 of 1,302 scored counties and #26 of 44 scored counties in New York.
How Oneida 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 | Oneida County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,522 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,115 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,154 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 327 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Oneida 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 Oneida County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,392−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 95,220
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,212 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $70,154+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,057
- Median home value
- $182,600
- Jobs located here
- 103,298
- Daytime population
- 235,133Residents 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 |
| 26Oneida County, NY | 53 | 32 | 3.4 | $3.3M | −2.1% | #609 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Oneida 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Oneida County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 optometrists and eye clinics in Oneida County. 7 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Oneida County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $106.1M a year, or $1,115 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 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 95,220 households in Oneida County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oneida County, NY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Oneida County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Oneida County would have about 34, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,522 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Oneida County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Oneida County at 226,392 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 95,220 households. Median household income in Oneida County is $70,154, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Oneida County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #609 of 1,302 scored counties.
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