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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Akron, OH metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Akron, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #135 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 124
- 24 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $416.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 701,780
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Akron metro area comes to about $416.5M a year: $1,405 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 124 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Akron metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in the Akron metro area classed as offices of optometrists, down 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 6,309 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $528K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Akron metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Akron metro area held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, the Akron metro area has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #135 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.
How the Akron metro area compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Akron metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,309 | 5,545 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.5% | −3.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,405 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,371 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47−17.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 133The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $528K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Akron metro area, 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 the Akron metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 701,7800.0% since 2020
- Households
- 296,516
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 777
- Median household income
- $72,371+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,647
- Median home value
- $213,000
- Jobs located here
- 325,441
- Daytime population
- 698,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Akron metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66 | 366 | 4.0 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #74 of 386 |
| 2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 60 | 136 | 3.9 | $3.5M | +1.5% | #105 of 386 |
| 3Cleveland, OH | 59 | 344 | 3.7 | $3.8M | −0.8% | #110 of 386 |
| 4Akron, OH | 56 | 124 | 4.2 | $3.4M | 0.0% | #135 of 386 |
| 5Canton-Massillon, OH | 51 | 69 | 4.1 | $3.2M | −0.2% | #189 of 386 |
| 6Columbus, OH | 51 | 440 | 5.1 | $3M | +4.7% | #193 of 386 |
| 7Youngstown-Warren, OH | 50 | 63 | 3.4 | $3.7M | −1.4% | #198 of 386 |
| 8Mansfield, OH | 48 | 23 | 4.6 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #225 of 386 |
| 9Toledo, OH | 47 | 104 | 4.1 | $3.3M | −1.0% | #229 of 386 |
| 10Lima, OH | 39 | 17 | 4.1 | $3.2M | −1.2% | #287 of 386 |
Other business types in the Akron metro area
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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists64
- Primary care and pediatrics54
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Akron, OH metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 optometrists and eye clinics in the Akron metro area. 24 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 17.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Akron, OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $416.5M a year, or $1,405 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 296,516 households in the Akron metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Akron, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Akron metro area has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Akron metro area would have about 133, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,309 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Akron, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Akron metro area at 701,780 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 296,516 households. Median household income in the Akron metro area is $72,371, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. The Akron metro area scores 56 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #135 of 386 scored metro areas.
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