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Optometrists and eye clinics in Decatur County, TN

How Decatur County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

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
$4.2M
On medical and dental services · $927 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
11,820
+3.4% 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 Decatur County. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

At $927 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Decatur County spend about $4.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.2M per practice. 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 Decatur County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Decatur County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Decatur County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Decatur County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Decatur County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDecatur CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.74.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,3475,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$927$1,088$1,288
Median household income$45,375$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
1The 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,820+3.4% since 2020
Households
4,568
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
334 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$45,375+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,847
Median home value
$139,600
Jobs located here
3,527
Daytime population
10,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Tennessee

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

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Montgomery County, TN75222.5$4.3M+13.0%#122 of 1,302
2Dickson County, TN7162.8$4M+7.7%#185 of 1,302
3Blount County, TN70183.2$3.5M+6.0%#203 of 1,302
4Anderson County, TN69103.1$3.5M+6.1%#219 of 1,302
5Tipton County, TN6852.2$4.9M+2.0%#225 of 1,302
6Sumner County, TN68313.9$3.1M+9.2%#245 of 1,302
7Cumberland County, TN6762.1$4.6M+8.0%#252 of 1,302
8Davidson County, TN641193.7$3.2M+4.2%#330 of 1,302
9Rutherford County, TN59534.1$2.9M+12.6%#452 of 1,302
10Maury County, TN55194.5$2.5M+16.0%#569 of 1,302
Decatur County, TNNot scored12.2$4.2M+3.4%

Other business types in Decatur County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Decatur County, TN?

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

How much do households in Decatur County, TN spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.2M a year, or $927 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 $4.2M 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 4,568 households in Decatur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Decatur County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Decatur County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Decatur County at 11,820 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,568 households. The median household income in Decatur County is $45,375 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Decatur 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 Decatur County

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