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Optometrists and eye clinics in Northampton County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #429 of 1,302 scored counties
#10 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
52
9 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
19
−17.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$154.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,260 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,411
+3.7% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Northampton County comes to about $154.5M a year: $1,260 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per practice, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Northampton County has 52 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 17%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Northampton County was 19 in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 6,454 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Northampton County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Northampton County is 60 (upper middle), #429 of 1,302 scored counties and #10 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Northampton 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 Northampton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureNorthampton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.44.1
Spending per listing$3M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,4546,4965,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.4%−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,260$1,201$1,288
Median household income$89,184$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 19−17.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
103
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
529 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The 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 Northampton 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 Northampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
324,411+3.7% since 2020
Households
122,624
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
370 sq. mi.
People per square mile
862
Median household income
$89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,853
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
123,291
Daytime population
291,374Residents 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 Northampton 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

Other business types in Northampton County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 optometrists and eye clinics in Northampton County. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 17.4% from 2019.

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

About $154.5M a year, or $1,260 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Northampton County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Northampton County would have about 49, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,454 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County scores 60 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #429 of 1,302 scored counties.

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