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Optometrists and eye clinics in Tulsa County, OK
How Tulsa 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,060 of 1,302 scored counties
#16 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 147
- 23 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $297.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 698,782
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Tulsa County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,060 of 1,302 scored counties and #16 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Tulsa County spend about $297.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,093 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per practice, 35% 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 147 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Tulsa County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Tulsa County in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,191 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $435K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Tulsa County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tulsa County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tulsa 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 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,191 | 4,352 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | −7.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,093 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,009 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70 → 65−7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 524
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14723 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $435K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 698,782+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 272,422
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,194
- Median household income
- $69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,310
- Median home value
- $230,400
- Jobs located here
- 375,335
- Daytime population
- 760,837Residents 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 |
| 16Tulsa County, OK | 32 | 147 | 5.4 | $2M | +4.2% | #1,060 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Tulsa 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics30
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics25
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Tulsa County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 147 optometrists and eye clinics in Tulsa County. 23 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $297.8M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Tulsa County has 5.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 95, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,191 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 32 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,060 of 1,302 scored counties.
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