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Optometrists and eye clinics in Greene County, NC

How Greene 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On medical and dental services · $903 a household
Spending per listing
$6.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
20,700
+1.3% 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 Greene County comes to about $6.2M a year: $903 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There is 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Greene County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greene County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Greene County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Greene 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 Greene County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreene CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.43.64.1
Spending per listing$6.2M$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+1.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$903$1,116$1,288
Median household income$53,244$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
10 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 Greene 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 Greene County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,700+1.3% since 2020
Households
6,912
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
267 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$53,244+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,162
Median home value
$117,400
Jobs located here
4,734
Daytime population
16,964Residents 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 Greene 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
Greene County, NCNot scored11.4$6.2M+1.3%

Other business types in Greene County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Greene County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Greene County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.2M a year, or $903 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 6,912 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Greene County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Greene County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Greene County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Greene County at 20,700 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,912 households. Median household income in Greene County is $53,244, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.7%, 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. Greene County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Greene County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Greene County?

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