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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #161 of 386 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 423
- 100 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 184
- +4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On medical and dental services · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,938,830
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 423 optometrists and eye clinics in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area. Of those, 100 are chain locations, or 24%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,199 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per practice, 3% below 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.
Official counts show 184 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,849 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area.
Population estimates show the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #161 of 386 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro 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 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,849 | 6,479 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.0% | −0.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,199 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,304 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 184+4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 412The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,938,830+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,076,260
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 495
- Median household income
- $83,304+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,495
- Median home value
- $356,400
- Jobs located here
- 1,400,944
- Daytime population
- 2,846,416Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 67 | 15 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +10.3% | #70 of 386 |
| 2Jacksonville, NC | 65 | 18 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +6.0% | #78 of 386 |
| 3Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 65 | 40 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #79 of 386 |
| 4Burlington, NC | 65 | 21 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +8.5% | #83 of 386 |
| 5Greenville, NC | 60 | 21 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +5.4% | #103 of 386 |
| 6Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 58 | 97 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +7.5% | #120 of 386 |
| 7Greensboro-High Point, NC | 54 | 101 | 3.2 | $3.3M | +4.1% | #155 of 386 |
| 8Rocky Mount, NC | 54 | 18 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +2.8% | #157 of 386 |
| 9Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 54 | 423 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +10.1% | #161 of 386 |
| 10Raleigh-Cary, NC | 53 | 244 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +12.6% | #170 of 386 |
Other business types in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics66
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area?
There are 423 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area as of September 2026. 100 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 184 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 423 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 1,076,260 households in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.1M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area would have about 412, against 423 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,849 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area at 2,938,830 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,076,260 households. The median household income in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area is $83,304 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #161 of 386 scored metro areas.
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