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Optometrists and eye clinics in Guernsey County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Guernsey County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #631 of 1,302 scored counties
#37 of 63 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,246 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,379
−0.1% 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

Households in Guernsey County spend about $20.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,246 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% 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 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Guernsey County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Guernsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, Guernsey County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #631 of 1,302 scored counties and #37 of 63 scored counties in Ohio.

How Guernsey 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 Guernsey County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureGuernsey CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.14.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,246$1,398$1,288
Median household income$58,478$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5251

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
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Guernsey 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 Guernsey County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,379−0.1% since 2020
Households
16,318
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$58,478+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,252
Median home value
$157,700
Jobs located here
14,461
Daytime population
37,216Residents 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 Guernsey 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
37Guernsey County, OH5263.7$3.4M−0.1%#631 of 1,302

Other business types in Guernsey County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Guernsey County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Guernsey County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $20.3M a year, or $1,246 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 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 16,318 households in Guernsey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Guernsey County has 3.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Guernsey County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Guernsey County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Guernsey County at 38,379 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,318 households. Median household income in Guernsey County is $58,478, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Guernsey County scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #631 of 1,302 scored counties.

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