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Optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County, NC

How Washington 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On medical and dental services · $906 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
10,638
−3.1% 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 Washington County comes to about $4.3M a year: $906 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Washington County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Washington 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 Washington County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.64.1
Spending per listingn/a$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4795,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$906$1,116$1,288
Median household income$41,813$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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,638−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,744
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
347 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$41,813+16.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,368
Median home value
$125,900
Jobs located here
2,683
Daytime population
9,360Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, NCNot scored00.0n/a−3.1%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

There are no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.3M a year, or $906 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,744 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Washington County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 10,638 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,744 households. Median household income in Washington County is $41,813, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.2%, 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. Washington County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington 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 Washington County

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