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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Oneonta, NY area
How the Oneonta, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #17 of 400 scored small-town markets
#1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,106 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,589
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Oneonta area has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #17 of 400 scored small-town markets and #1 of 10 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for optometrists and eye clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in the Oneonta area. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Oneonta area spend about $25.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,106 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per practice, 64% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Oneonta area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,730 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Oneonta area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Oneonta 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 | Oneonta area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,730 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,106 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,885 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $539K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Oneonta 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 Oneonta area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,589+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 23,189
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,002 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $68,885+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,075
- Median home value
- $179,100
- Jobs located here
- 21,315
- Daytime population
- 56,903Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oneonta, NY | 80 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +3.8% | #17 of 400 |
| 2Plattsburgh, NY | 72 | 6 | 1.8 | $6.2M | −2.0% | #42 of 400 |
| 3Hudson, NY | 72 | 7 | 2.6 | $4.7M | −2.1% | #45 of 400 |
| 4Amsterdam, NY | 69 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.2M | +1.1% | #61 of 400 |
| 5Olean, NY | 65 | 6 | 1.9 | $5.4M | −2.1% | #81 of 400 |
| 6Gloversville, NY | 58 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.9M | −1.6% | #134 of 400 |
| 7Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 57 | 14 | 2.6 | $3.9M | −2.6% | #141 of 400 |
| 8Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 53 | 10 | 2.4 | $4.4M | −2.5% | #178 of 400 |
| 9Batavia, NY | 52 | 9 | 3.6 | $3.1M | +0.2% | #189 of 400 |
| 10Corning, NY | 51 | 12 | 3.1 | $3.6M | −1.6% | #195 of 400 |
Other business types in the Oneonta 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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists66
- Primary care and pediatrics80
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors69
- Physical therapy69
- Optometrists and eye care80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Oneonta, NY area?
There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Oneonta area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Oneonta, NY area spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.7M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 23,189 households in the Oneonta area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oneonta, NY area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Oneonta area has 2.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.1M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Oneonta area would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,730 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Oneonta, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Oneonta area at 60,589 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,189 households. The median household income in the Oneonta area is $68,885 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. 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 Oneonta area scores 80 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #17 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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