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Optometrists and eye clinics in Chester County, SC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On medical and dental services · $929 a household
Spending per listing
$12.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,001
+2.2% 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 Chester County comes to about $12.2M a year: $929 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There is 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Chester County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Chester County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Chester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chester County compares

The same measures for South Carolina 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 Chester County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.83.74.1
Spending per listing$12.2M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,4585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$929$1,086$1,288
Median household income$52,458$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,001+2.2% since 2020
Households
13,159
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$52,458+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,310
Median home value
$158,300
Jobs located here
10,197
Daytime population
27,098Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Chester County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dorchester County, SC82121.9$6M+10.1%#34 of 1,302
2Lancaster County, SC82102.5$4.6M+18.3%#39 of 1,302
3Oconee County, SC7951.4$7.2M+6.3%#59 of 1,302
4Aiken County, SC76162.3$4.8M+7.3%#112 of 1,302
5Spartanburg County, SC67372.8$3.7M+15.6%#259 of 1,302
6York County, SC66413.6$3.4M+8.1%#285 of 1,302
7Lexington County, SC66413.4$3.3M+7.7%#289 of 1,302
8Laurens County, SC6562.2$4.3M+6.2%#297 of 1,302
9Kershaw County, SC6483.0$3.6M+11.6%#321 of 1,302
10Greenville County, SC60934.2$2.7M+10.6%#433 of 1,302
Chester County, SCNot scored10.8$12.2M+2.2%

Other business types in Chester County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Chester County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Chester County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Chester County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Chester County, SC spend on medical and dental services?

About $12.2M a year, or $929 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $12.2M 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 13,159 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chester County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Chester County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Chester County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 33,001 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,159 households. Median household income in Chester County is $52,458, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. Chester County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Chester County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Chester County?

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