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Optometrists and eye clinics in Snyder County, PA
How Snyder County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,195 of 1,302 scored counties
#47 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 8
- 4 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,655
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Snyder County is 21 (low), #1,195 of 1,302 scored counties and #47 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Snyder County comes to about $15.9M a year: $1,087 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per practice, 37% 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 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Snyder County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 50% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Snyder County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,650 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Snyder County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Snyder 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.
| Measure | Snyder County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,650 | 6,496 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,087 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,876 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $786K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 84 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Snyder 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 Snyder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,655−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,600
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $66,876+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,472
- Median home value
- $215,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,607
- Daytime population
- 38,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 80 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.8M | +7.2% | #51 of 1,302 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 78 | 7 | 1.7 | $7M | +3.6% | #71 of 1,302 |
| 3Cumberland County, PA | 72 | 40 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +6.5% | #173 of 1,302 |
| 4York County, PA | 67 | 64 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #265 of 1,302 |
| 5Chester County, PA | 67 | 94 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +4.2% | #268 of 1,302 |
| 6Carbon County, PA | 63 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +1.7% | #337 of 1,302 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 61 | 21 | 3.3 | $3.5M | +3.0% | #395 of 1,302 |
| 8Philadelphia County, PA | 60 | 193 | 2.8 | $3.8M | −1.6% | #416 of 1,302 |
| 9Lebanon County, PA | 60 | 21 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #427 of 1,302 |
| 10Northampton County, PA | 60 | 52 | 4.2 | $3M | +3.7% | #429 of 1,302 |
| 47Snyder County, PA | 21 | 8 | 5.5 | $2M | −0.2% | #1,195 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Snyder County
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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Snyder County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Snyder County. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Snyder County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.9M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 14,600 households in Snyder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Snyder County, PA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Snyder 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 $2M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Snyder County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,650 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Snyder County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Snyder County at 39,655 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,600 households. Median household income in Snyder County is $66,876, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Snyder County scores 21 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,195 of 1,302 scored counties.
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