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Optometrists and eye clinics in Florence County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Florence County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #941 of 1,302 scored counties
#23 of 26 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 19
- 6 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $53.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Florence County spend about $53.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.8M per practice, 11% 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 19 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Florence County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Florence County in 2023. That is one for every 5,286 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Florence County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Florence County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #941 of 1,302 scored counties and #23 of 26 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Florence 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.
| Measure | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,286 | 7,458 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,007 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 196 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dorchester County, SC | 82 | 12 | 1.9 | $6M | +10.1% | #34 of 1,302 |
| 2Lancaster County, SC | 82 | 10 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +18.3% | #39 of 1,302 |
| 3Oconee County, SC | 79 | 5 | 1.4 | $7.2M | +6.3% | #59 of 1,302 |
| 4Aiken County, SC | 76 | 16 | 2.3 | $4.8M | +7.3% | #112 of 1,302 |
| 5Spartanburg County, SC | 67 | 37 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +15.6% | #259 of 1,302 |
| 6York County, SC | 66 | 41 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +8.1% | #285 of 1,302 |
| 7Lexington County, SC | 66 | 41 | 3.4 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #289 of 1,302 |
| 8Laurens County, SC | 65 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +6.2% | #297 of 1,302 |
| 9Kershaw County, SC | 64 | 8 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +11.6% | #321 of 1,302 |
| 10Greenville County, SC | 60 | 93 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +10.6% | #433 of 1,302 |
| 23Florence County, SC | 38 | 19 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +1.2% | #941 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Florence 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics24
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Florence County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 optometrists and eye clinics in Florence County. 6 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $53.2M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Florence County has 3.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Florence County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,286 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 38 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #941 of 1,302 scored counties.
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