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Optometrists and eye clinics in Fairfield County, OH

How Fairfield County, OH 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #278 of 1,302 scored counties
#16 of 63 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
25
5 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$92.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,531 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,752
+6.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 optometrists and eye clinics in Fairfield County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Fairfield County spend about $92.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,531 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 18% above 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 16 businesses with payroll in Fairfield County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,772 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfield County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Fairfield County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #278 of 1,302 scored counties and #16 of 63 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fairfield County 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 Fairfield County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFairfield CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.14.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,7725,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,531$1,398$1,288
Median household income$90,966$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6651

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 16
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
255 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,752+6.5% since 2020
Households
60,357
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
324
Median household income
$90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,298
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
45,097
Daytime population
132,629Residents 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 counties in Ohio for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Fairfield County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clermont County, OH84273.2$4.7M+3.9%#22 of 1,302
2Warren County, OH81293.2$5.5M+5.7%#42 of 1,302
3Portage County, OH78182.8$5.1M+1.0%#77 of 1,302
4Licking County, OH77223.2$4.7M+3.8%#93 of 1,302
5Medina County, OH77263.6$4.4M+1.3%#96 of 1,302
6Union County, OH77125.0$3.4M+16.5%#105 of 1,302
7Lorain County, OH74413.2$4.4M+3.1%#135 of 1,302
8Ashtabula County, OH7361.5$8.1M−0.8%#145 of 1,302
9Athens County, OH7352.2$5.7M+1.3%#146 of 1,302
10Hancock County, OH6872.2$6.3M+0.1%#223 of 1,302
16Fairfield County, OH66254.1$3.7M+6.5%#278 of 1,302

Other business types in Fairfield County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Fairfield County, OH?

There are 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Fairfield County as of September 2026. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Fairfield County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $92.4M a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fairfield County 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 $3.7M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 30, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,772 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 66 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #278 of 1,302 scored counties.

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

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