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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #198 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio

Listings
63
18 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
32
−17.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$231.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,253 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,678
−1.4% since 2020

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What this means

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Youngstown-Warren metro area comes to about $231.3M a year: $1,253 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.7M per practice, 17% 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 63 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Youngstown-Warren metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 29%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Youngstown-Warren metro area classed as offices of optometrists, down 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,769 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $292K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Youngstown-Warren metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Youngstown-Warren metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, the Youngstown-Warren metro area has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #198 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Youngstown-Warren 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureYoungstown-Warren metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.44.14.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7695,5455,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.9%−3.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,253$1,398$1,288
Median household income$56,713$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5051

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32−17.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
130
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6318 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$292K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Youngstown-Warren 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
423,678−1.4% since 2020
Households
184,615
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,029 sq. mi.
People per square mile
415
Median household income
$56,713
Average household income
$76,731
Median home value
$149,000
Jobs located here
155,417
Daytime population
405,091Residents 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 Youngstown-Warren 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 Youngstown-Warren metro area

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Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 63 optometrists and eye clinics in the Youngstown-Warren metro area. 18 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019.

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

About $231.3M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 184,615 households in the Youngstown-Warren metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Youngstown-Warren metro area has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.7M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Youngstown-Warren metro area would have about 74, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,769 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Youngstown-Warren metro area at 423,678 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 184,615 households. Median household income in the Youngstown-Warren metro area is $56,713, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Youngstown-Warren metro area scores 50 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #198 of 386 scored metro areas.

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