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Optometrists and eye clinics in Susquehanna County, PA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,117 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,237
−0.3% 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 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Susquehanna County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Susquehanna County comes to about $17.3M a year: $1,117 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.3M per practice, 38% above 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 Susquehanna County in 2023. That is one for every 5,172 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Susquehanna County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Susquehanna County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSusquehanna CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.64.44.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,1726,4965,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,117$1,201$1,288
Median household income$68,487$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored33

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$487K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Susquehanna 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 Susquehanna County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,237−0.3% since 2020
Households
15,517
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
824 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$68,487+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,074
Median home value
$216,400
Jobs located here
9,011
Daytime population
29,767Residents 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 Susquehanna 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
Susquehanna County, PANot scored42.6$4.3M−0.3%

Other business types in Susquehanna County

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

Questions

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

There are 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Susquehanna County as of September 2026. 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 Susquehanna County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.3M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 15,517 households in Susquehanna County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Susquehanna County has 2.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Susquehanna County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,172 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Susquehanna County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Susquehanna County at 38,237 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,517 households. The median household income in Susquehanna County is $68,487 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Susquehanna County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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