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Optometrists and eye clinics in Berks County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Berks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #430 of 1,302 scored counties
#11 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
67
10 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
17
−37.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$194.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,192 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
440,072
+2.7% 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

At $1,192 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Berks County spend about $194.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 67 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.9M per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Berks County has 67 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Berks County classed as offices of optometrists, down 37.0% from 2019. That is one for every 9,602 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $477K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Berks County.

Population estimates put the population change in Berks County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Berks County is 60 (upper middle), #430 of 1,302 scored counties and #11 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Berks County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Berks County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBerks CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.44.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment9,6026,4965,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−37.0%−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,192$1,201$1,288
Median household income$79,777$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 17−37.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$477K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Berks 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 Berks County

Population, 2025 estimate
440,072+2.7% since 2020
Households
163,236
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
856 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,265
Median home value
$257,300
Jobs located here
179,513
Daytime population
404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Berks County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA8052.1$5.8M+7.2%#51 of 1,302
2Adams County, PA7871.7$7M+3.6%#71 of 1,302
3Cumberland County, PA72403.8$3.3M+6.5%#173 of 1,302
4York County, PA67643.5$3.5M+3.6%#265 of 1,302
5Chester County, PA67944.6$3.3M+4.2%#268 of 1,302
6Carbon County, PA6362.2$4.9M+1.7%#337 of 1,302
7Franklin County, PA61213.3$3.5M+3.0%#395 of 1,302
8Philadelphia County, PA601932.8$3.8M−1.6%#416 of 1,302
9Lebanon County, PA60213.7$3.2M+2.2%#427 of 1,302
10Northampton County, PA60524.2$3M+3.7%#429 of 1,302
11Berks County, PA60674.1$2.9M+2.7%#430 of 1,302

Other business types in Berks County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Berks County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 67 optometrists and eye clinics in Berks County. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 37.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $194.5M a year, or $1,192 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Berks County has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Berks County would have about 62, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,602 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 37.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Berks County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 60 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #430 of 1,302 scored counties.

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