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Optometrists and eye clinics in Orangeburg County, SC
How Orangeburg County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #785 of 1,302 scored counties
#21 of 26 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On medical and dental services · $912 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,177
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Orangeburg County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $912 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Orangeburg County spend about $30.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Orangeburg County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Orangeburg County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Orangeburg County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #785 of 1,302 scored counties and #21 of 26 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Orangeburg 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 | Orangeburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,458 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $912 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $45,675 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 57 |
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
- 71 chain location
- 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 Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,177−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,077
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,106 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $45,675+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,628
- Median home value
- $115,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,236
- Daytime population
- 72,707Residents 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 |
| 21Orangeburg County, SC | 45 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.3M | −0.9% | #785 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Orangeburg 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics29
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Orangeburg County, SC?
Orangeburg County has 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Orangeburg County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Orangeburg County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $30.2M a year, or $912 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 33,077 households in Orangeburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orangeburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Orangeburg County has 2.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 49% 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, Orangeburg County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Orangeburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Orangeburg County at 83,177 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,077 households. The median household income in Orangeburg County is $45,675 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Orangeburg County scores 45 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #785 of 1,302 scored counties.
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