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Optometrists and eye clinics in Randolph County, NC
How Randolph 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 · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #128 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 56 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 9
- 4 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.5M
- On medical and dental services · $996 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.4M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 149,516
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #128 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 56 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Randolph County. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Randolph County comes to about $57.5M a year: $996 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, twice 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Randolph County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 11,544 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Randolph 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 | Randolph County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6.4M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,544 | 6,479 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $996 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,022 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 94 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 149,516+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,721
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 782 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $61,022+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,923
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 43,898
- Daytime population
- 126,314Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Randolph 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 clinics61
- Dentists and orthodontists62
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Randolph County, NC?
There are 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Randolph County as of September 2026. 4 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Randolph County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $57.5M a year, or $996 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 57,721 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Randolph County, NC compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Randolph County has 1.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6.4M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Randolph County would have about 18, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,544 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Randolph County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Randolph County at 149,516 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,721 households. The median household income in Randolph County is $61,022 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.0% 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. Randolph County scores 74 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #128 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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