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Optometrists and eye clinics in Licking County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Licking County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #93 of 1,302 scored counties
#4 of 63 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $103M
- On medical and dental services · $1,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,564
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Licking County is 77 (high), #93 of 1,302 scored counties and #4 of 63 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 optometrists and eye clinics in Licking County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,502 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Licking County spend about $103M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.7M per practice, 49% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Licking County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 5,718 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $522K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Licking County. Population estimates put the population change in Licking County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Licking 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.
| Measure | Licking County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,718 | 5,545 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,502 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $84,426 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 96
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $522K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Licking 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 Licking County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,564+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 68,620
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $84,426+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,408
- Median home value
- $275,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,355
- Daytime population
- 169,108Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Licking County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clermont County, OH | 84 | 27 | 3.2 | $4.7M | +3.9% | #22 of 1,302 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 81 | 29 | 3.2 | $5.5M | +5.7% | #42 of 1,302 |
| 3Portage County, OH | 78 | 18 | 2.8 | $5.1M | +1.0% | #77 of 1,302 |
| 4Licking County, OH | 77 | 22 | 3.2 | $4.7M | +3.8% | #93 of 1,302 |
| 5Medina County, OH | 77 | 26 | 3.6 | $4.4M | +1.3% | #96 of 1,302 |
| 6Union County, OH | 77 | 12 | 5.0 | $3.4M | +16.5% | #105 of 1,302 |
| 7Lorain County, OH | 74 | 41 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +3.1% | #135 of 1,302 |
| 8Ashtabula County, OH | 73 | 6 | 1.5 | $8.1M | −0.8% | #145 of 1,302 |
| 9Athens County, OH | 73 | 5 | 2.2 | $5.7M | +1.3% | #146 of 1,302 |
| 10Hancock County, OH | 68 | 7 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +0.1% | #223 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Licking County
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 clinics77
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics89
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy84
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Licking County, OH?
There are 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Licking County as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Licking County, OH spend on medical and dental services?
About $103M a year, or $1,502 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 68,620 households in Licking County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Licking County, OH compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Licking County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Licking County would have about 33, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,718 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Licking County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Licking County at 185,564 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,620 households. The median household income in Licking County is $84,426 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Licking County scores 77 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #93 of 1,302 scored counties.
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