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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bucks County, PA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Bucks County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #600 of 1,302 scored counties
#16 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
136
29 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
38
−19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$359.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,442 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
647,828
+0.3% 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

Households in Bucks County spend about $359.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,442 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% 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 136 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Bucks County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Bucks County was 38 in 2023, down 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 6,558 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bucks County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Bucks County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #600 of 1,302 scored counties and #16 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Bucks 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 Bucks County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBucks CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.54.44.1
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,5586,4965,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.1%−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,442$1,201$1,288
Median household income$114,764$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5433

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
47 → 38−19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
230
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
13629 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The 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 Bucks 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 Bucks County

Population, 2025 estimate
647,828+0.3% since 2020
Households
249,187
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,071
Median household income
$114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,985
Median home value
$445,700
Jobs located here
282,004
Daytime population
597,342Residents 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 Bucks 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
16Bucks County, PA541365.5$2.6M+0.3%#600 of 1,302

Other business types in Bucks County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 136 optometrists and eye clinics in Bucks County. 29 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 19.1% from 2019.

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

About $359.2M a year, or $1,442 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bucks County has 5.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bucks County would have about 115, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,558 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #600 of 1,302 scored counties.

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