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Optometrists and eye clinics in Carter County, OK
How Carter County, OK 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 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,253 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,008 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,910
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Carter County is 14 (low), #1,253 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Carter County comes to about $19.2M a year: $1,008 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.5M per practice, 53% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Carter County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,116 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Carter County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,116 | 4,352 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,008 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,723 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,910+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,046
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $60,723+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,415
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,303
- Daytime population
- 50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 82 | 7 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +14.6% | #37 of 1,302 |
| 2Canadian County, OK | 69 | 15 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +20.4% | #212 of 1,302 |
| 3Creek County, OK | 61 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +4.4% | #392 of 1,302 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, OK | 60 | 7 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +3.5% | #417 of 1,302 |
| 5Rogers County, OK | 55 | 15 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #565 of 1,302 |
| 6Le Flore County, OK | 51 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +4.1% | #653 of 1,302 |
| 7Payne County, OK | 46 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #776 of 1,302 |
| 8Grady County, OK | 42 | 8 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +7.7% | #862 of 1,302 |
| 9Washington County, OK | 41 | 8 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #892 of 1,302 |
| 10Pittsburg County, OK | 37 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.4M | −1.1% | #957 of 1,302 |
| 24Carter County, OK | 14 | 13 | 6.8 | $1.5M | +1.8% | #1,253 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Carter 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 clinics17
- Dentists and orthodontists19
- Primary care and pediatrics21
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors18
- Physical therapy15
- Optometrists and eye care14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Carter County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 optometrists and eye clinics in Carter County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Carter County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $19.2M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 19,046 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, OK compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Carter County has 6.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Carter County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,116 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. Median household income in Carter County is $60,723, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Carter County scores 14 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,253 of 1,302 scored counties.
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