Health care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Hermitage, PA area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Hermitage, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #299 of 400 scored small-town markets
#8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,860
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 optometrists and eye clinics in the Hermitage area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,040 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Hermitage area spend about $48.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per practice, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Hermitage area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,816 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hermitage area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Hermitage area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #299 of 400 scored small-town markets and #8 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Hermitage area 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.
| Measure | Hermitage area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,816 | 6,496 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,040 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $59,976 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Hermitage 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 Hermitage area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,860−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 46,524
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 673 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $59,976
- Average household income
- $79,358
- Median home value
- $164,000
- Jobs located here
- 42,473
- Daytime population
- 106,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 85 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.8M | +7.2% | #6 of 400 |
| 2East Stroudsburg, PA | 54 | 27 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −0.7% | #172 of 400 |
| 3Somerset, PA | 50 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.8M | −2.7% | #209 of 400 |
| 4Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 43 | 14 | 5.3 | $2M | +2.3% | #262 of 400 |
| 5Pottsville, PA | 43 | 33 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #263 of 400 |
| 6Indiana, PA | 41 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.4M | −0.3% | #275 of 400 |
| 7Sayre, PA | 39 | 10 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −0.6% | #293 of 400 |
| 8Hermitage, PA | 39 | 20 | 4.3 | $2.4M | −2.4% | #299 of 400 |
| 9Sunbury, PA | 39 | 29 | 6.3 | $1.7M | −1.7% | #303 of 400 |
| 10Meadville, PA | 35 | 15 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #315 of 400 |
Other business types in the Hermitage area
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 clinics12
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics15
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors23
- Physical therapy19
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Hermitage, PA area?
The Hermitage area has 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Hermitage, PA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $48.4M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,524 households in the Hermitage area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hermitage, PA area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Hermitage area has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Hermitage area would have about 15, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,816 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hermitage, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Hermitage area at 107,860 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,524 households. The median household income in the Hermitage area is $59,976 a year, 26% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hermitage area scores 39 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #299 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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