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Optometrists and eye clinics in Montour County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 16 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,242 of 1,302 scored counties
#54 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,194 a household
Spending per listing
$521K
83% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
5.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,868
−1.4% 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

Montour County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,242 of 1,302 scored counties and #54 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Montour County comes to about $9.4M a year: $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $521K per practice, 83% 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 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Montour County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 5.6 times the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Montour County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montour County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Montour 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 Montour County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMontour CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.94.44.1
Spending per listing$521K$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,4965,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,194$1,201$1,288
Median household income$76,976$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score1633

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Montour 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 Montour County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,868−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,862
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$76,976+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,365
Median home value
$248,100
Jobs located here
17,785
Daytime population
27,804Residents 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 Montour 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
54Montour County, PA161822.9$521K−1.4%#1,242 of 1,302

Other business types in Montour County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 optometrists and eye clinics in Montour County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Montour County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $521K 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 7,862 households in Montour County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montour County has 22.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5.6 times the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $521K, 83% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Montour County would have about 3, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Montour County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Montour County at 17,868 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,862 households. Median household income in Montour County is $76,976, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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. Montour County scores 16 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,242 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Montour County

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