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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #189 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
69
13 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
25
−20.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$222.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
400,246
−0.2% 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

Households in the Canton-Massillon metro area spend about $222.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,333 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 69 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, 3% 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 69 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Canton-Massillon metro area as of September 2026. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Canton-Massillon metro area in 2023, down 20.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,686 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Canton-Massillon metro area declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, the Canton-Massillon metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #189 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Canton-Massillon 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureCanton-Massillon metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.14.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,6865,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.7%−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,333$1,398$1,288
Median household income$67,801$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5151

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25−20.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
129
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6913 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The 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 the Canton-Massillon 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 Canton-Massillon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
400,246−0.2% since 2020
Households
167,161
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
970 sq. mi.
People per square mile
413
Median household income
$67,801+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,722
Median home value
$186,200
Jobs located here
167,864
Daytime population
384,518Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Canton-Massillon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN663664.0$3.5M+2.7%#74 of 386
2Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH601363.9$3.5M+1.5%#105 of 386
3Cleveland, OH593443.7$3.8M−0.8%#110 of 386
4Akron, OH561244.2$3.4M0.0%#135 of 386
5Canton-Massillon, OH51694.1$3.2M−0.2%#189 of 386
6Columbus, OH514405.1$3M+4.7%#193 of 386
7Youngstown-Warren, OH50633.4$3.7M−1.4%#198 of 386
8Mansfield, OH48234.6$2.7M−0.1%#225 of 386
9Toledo, OH471044.1$3.3M−1.0%#229 of 386
10Lima, OH39174.1$3.2M−1.2%#287 of 386

Other business types in the Canton-Massillon metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 optometrists and eye clinics in the Canton-Massillon metro area. 13 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 20.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $222.8M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 167,161 households in the Canton-Massillon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Canton-Massillon metro area has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Canton-Massillon metro area would have about 71, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,686 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Canton-Massillon, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Canton-Massillon metro area at 400,246 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,161 households. Median household income in the Canton-Massillon metro area is $67,801, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.6%, 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 Canton-Massillon metro area scores 51 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #189 of 386 scored metro areas.

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