Health care · Small-town market · North Carolina
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Anderson Creek, NC area
How the Anderson Creek, NC 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 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #16 of 400 scored small-town markets
#1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,071 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,137
- +12.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Anderson Creek area scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #16 of 400 scored small-town markets and #1 of 18 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for optometrists and eye clinics.
At $1,071 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Anderson Creek area spend about $53.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 13 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.1M per practice, 31% 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 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Anderson Creek area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Anderson Creek area in 2023. That is one for every 16,615 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Anderson Creek area from 2020 to 2025 at +12.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Anderson Creek area compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Anderson Creek area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 16,615 | 6,479 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,071 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,287 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Anderson Creek 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 Anderson Creek area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,137+12.3% since 2020
- Households
- 49,845
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 234
- Median household income
- $71,287
- Average household income
- $89,999
- Median home value
- $246,200
- Jobs located here
- 27,545
- Daytime population
- 112,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Anderson Creek area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 81 | 13 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +12.3% | #16 of 400 |
| 2Kill Devil Hills, NC | 69 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +3.3% | #64 of 400 |
| 3Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 67 | 11 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +3.4% | #75 of 400 |
| 4New Bern, NC | 65 | 18 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.6% | #85 of 400 |
| 5Waynesville, NC | 63 | 9 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +1.9% | #104 of 400 |
| 6Wilson, NC | 62 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #107 of 400 |
| 7Albemarle, NC | 57 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +9.8% | #146 of 400 |
| 8Lumberton, NC | 55 | 11 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +3.4% | #161 of 400 |
| 9Morehead City, NC | 54 | 12 | 3.8 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #170 of 400 |
| 10North Wilkesboro, NC | 53 | 7 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +0.6% | #179 of 400 |
Other business types in the Anderson Creek 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 clinics80
- Dentists and orthodontists78
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors86
- Physical therapy85
- Optometrists and eye care81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Anderson Creek, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 optometrists and eye clinics in the Anderson Creek area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. 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 Anderson Creek, NC area spend on medical and dental services?
About $53.4M a year, or $1,071 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 49,845 households in the Anderson Creek area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Anderson Creek, NC area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Anderson Creek area has 2.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.1M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Anderson Creek area would have about 17, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,615 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Anderson Creek, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Anderson Creek area at 150,137 people in 2025, up 12.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,845 households. Median household income in the Anderson Creek area is $71,287, 12% 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 Anderson Creek area scores 81 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #16 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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