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Optometrists and eye clinics in Davie County, NC

How Davie 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,130 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,855
+6.9% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Davie County comes to about $19.5M a year: $1,130 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 56% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Davie County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Davie County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,757 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Davie County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Davie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Davie 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 Davie County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDavie CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.64.1
Spending per listing$4.9M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7576,4795,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,130$1,116$1,288
Median household income$75,057$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Davie 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 Davie County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,855+6.9% since 2020
Households
17,270
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
264 sq. mi.
People per square mile
167
Median household income
$75,057+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,451
Median home value
$253,900
Jobs located here
14,711
Daytime population
38,768Residents 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 Davie 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
Davie County, NCNot scored42.3$4.9M+6.9%

Other business types in Davie County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Davie County. 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 Davie County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $19.5M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 17,270 households in Davie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davie County has 2.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.9M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Davie County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,757 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Davie County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Davie County at 45,855 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,270 households. Median household income in Davie County is $75,057, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Davie County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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