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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Springfield, OH metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #300 of 386 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
25
6 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
135,340
−0.4% 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

For optometrists and eye clinics, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #300 of 386 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 optometrists and eye clinics in the Springfield metro area. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Springfield metro area comes to about $72.5M a year: $1,295 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% below 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 10 businesses with payroll in the Springfield metro area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,598 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Springfield metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Springfield 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 Springfield, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.14.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,5985,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,295$1,398$1,288
Median household income$63,132$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3751

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
256 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Springfield 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 Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
135,340−0.4% since 2020
Households
55,975
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
396 sq. mi.
People per square mile
341
Median household income
$63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,369
Median home value
$169,900
Jobs located here
47,291
Daytime population
124,677Residents 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 Springfield 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
12Springfield, OH37254.5$2.9M−0.4%#300 of 386

Other business types in the Springfield 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 Springfield, OH metro area?

There are 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $72.5M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 55,975 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Springfield metro area has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,598 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in the Springfield metro area is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Springfield metro area scores 37 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #300 of 386 scored metro areas.

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