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Optometrists and eye clinics in Saratoga County, NY
The optometrists and eye clinics in Saratoga County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #82 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 44 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 33
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $137.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,349 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 241,343
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Saratoga County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #82 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 44 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 optometrists and eye clinics in Saratoga County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Saratoga County comes to about $137.5M a year: $1,349 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per practice, 33% 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 Saratoga County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 10,191 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Saratoga County. Population estimates put the population change in Saratoga County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Saratoga 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 | Saratoga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,191 | 8,188 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,349 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $100,787 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 241,343+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 101,911
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 810 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,050
- Median home value
- $348,600
- Jobs located here
- 91,512
- Daytime population
- 214,409Residents 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 |
Other business types in Saratoga 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 clinics44
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care78
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Saratoga County, NY?
Saratoga County has 33 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) 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 Saratoga County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $137.5M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saratoga County, NY compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Saratoga County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 44, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,191 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. 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. Saratoga County scores 78 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #82 of 1,302 scored counties.
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