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Optometrists and eye clinics in Anson County, NC

How Anson County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.5M
On medical and dental services · $880 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,758
−2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Anson County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

At $880 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Anson County spend about $7.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 2 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.8M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Anson County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anson County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Anson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Anson County 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Anson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.64.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4795,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$880$1,116$1,288
Median household income$47,302$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Anson 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 Anson County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,758−2.1% since 2020
Households
8,548
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$47,302+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,087
Median home value
$148,600
Jobs located here
6,675
Daytime population
18,537Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Anson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chatham County, NC8861.8$7.1M+11.0%#8 of 1,302
2Harnett County, NC78132.6$4.1M+12.3%#84 of 1,302
3Union County, NC78283.3$4M+11.7%#86 of 1,302
4Davidson County, NC75162.3$4.5M+6.6%#120 of 1,302
5Randolph County, NC7491.6$6.4M+3.5%#128 of 1,302
6Johnston County, NC74263.0$3.8M+17.9%#140 of 1,302
7Brunswick County, NC73233.3$3.3M+26.5%#154 of 1,302
8Moore County, NC69153.4$3.4M+10.3%#220 of 1,302
9Onslow County, NC68182.4$4.4M+6.0%#230 of 1,302
10Alamance County, NC67213.0$3.5M+8.5%#264 of 1,302
Anson County, NCNot scored22.3$3.8M−2.1%

Other business types in Anson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Anson County, NC?

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Anson County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Anson County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Anson County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.5M a year, or $880 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 8,548 households in Anson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anson County, NC compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Anson County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Anson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Anson County at 21,758 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,548 households. The median household income in Anson County is $47,302 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. Anson County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Anson County

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