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Optometrists and eye clinics in Chatham County, NC
The optometrists and eye clinics in Chatham County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #8 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 56 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,292 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Chatham County is 88 (high), #8 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 56 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Households in Chatham County spend about $42.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,292 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Chatham County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Chatham County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chatham County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham 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.
| Measure | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,479 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,292 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 56 |
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
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Chatham County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chatham County, NC | 88 | 6 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +11.0% | #8 of 1,302 |
| 2Harnett County, NC | 78 | 13 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +12.3% | #84 of 1,302 |
| 3Union County, NC | 78 | 28 | 3.3 | $4M | +11.7% | #86 of 1,302 |
| 4Davidson County, NC | 75 | 16 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +6.6% | #120 of 1,302 |
| 5Randolph County, NC | 74 | 9 | 1.6 | $6.4M | +3.5% | #128 of 1,302 |
| 6Johnston County, NC | 74 | 26 | 3.0 | $3.8M | +17.9% | #140 of 1,302 |
| 7Brunswick County, NC | 73 | 23 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +26.5% | #154 of 1,302 |
| 8Moore County, NC | 69 | 15 | 3.4 | $3.4M | +10.3% | #220 of 1,302 |
| 9Onslow County, NC | 68 | 18 | 2.4 | $4.4M | +6.0% | #230 of 1,302 |
| 10Alamance County, NC | 67 | 21 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +8.5% | #264 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 clinics77
- Dentists and orthodontists71
- Primary care and pediatrics84
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors88
- Physical therapy81
- Optometrists and eye care88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Chatham County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Chatham County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Chatham County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.7M a year, or $1,292 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Chatham County has 1.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $7.1M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Chatham County would have about 14, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Chatham County scores 88 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #8 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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