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Optometrists and eye clinics in Somerset County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #841 of 1,302 scored counties
#22 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,036 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,004
−2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 optometrists and eye clinics in Somerset County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,036 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $30.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Somerset County in 2023. That is one for every 9,781 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County declined 2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Somerset County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #841 of 1,302 scored counties and #22 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Somerset 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 Somerset County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSomerset CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.74.44.1
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment9,7816,4965,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,036$1,201$1,288
Median household income$61,446$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4333

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$694K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,004−2.7% since 2020
Households
29,344
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$61,446+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,574
Median home value
$150,600
Jobs located here
23,480
Daytime population
64,960Residents 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 Somerset 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
22Somerset County, PA43113.7$2.8M−2.7%#841 of 1,302

Other business types in Somerset County

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

Questions

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

There are 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $30.4M a year, or $1,036 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 29,344 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Somerset County has 3.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Somerset County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,781 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Somerset County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Somerset County at 72,004 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,344 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $61,446 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Somerset County scores 43 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #841 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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