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Optometrists and eye clinics in Dillon County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Dillon 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
$9.7M
On medical and dental services · $898 a household
Spending per listing
$9.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
27,458
−2.9% 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 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Dillon County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Dillon County comes to about $9.7M a year: $898 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Dillon County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Dillon County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Dillon County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dillon 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 Dillon County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDillon CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.93.74.1
Spending per listing$9.7M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,4585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$898$1,086$1,288
Median household income$46,605$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
3The 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 Dillon 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 Dillon County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,458−2.9% since 2020
Households
10,829
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
405 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$46,605+51.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,876
Median home value
$85,400
Jobs located here
9,462
Daytime population
25,715Residents 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 Dillon 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
Dillon County, SCNot scored10.9$9.7M−2.9%

Other business types in Dillon County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $9.7M a year, or $898 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 10,829 households in Dillon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dillon County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Dillon County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Dillon County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Dillon County at 27,458 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,829 households. The median household income in Dillon County is $46,605 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.3% 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. Dillon 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?

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

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