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Optometrists and eye clinics in Dickson County, TN

How Dickson 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 · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #185 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,106 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,662
+7.7% 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 Dickson County comes to about $24.1M a year: $1,106 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per practice, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Dickson County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Dickson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,252 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Dickson County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dickson County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #185 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dickson 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 Dickson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDickson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.74.1
Spending per listing$4M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment7,2526,3475,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,106$1,088$1,288
Median household income$75,003$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7149

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Dickson 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 Dickson County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,662+7.7% since 2020
Households
21,757
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$75,003+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,770
Median home value
$306,400
Jobs located here
18,582
Daytime population
47,503Residents 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 Dickson 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

Other business types in Dickson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Dickson County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $24.1M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 21,757 households in Dickson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dickson County has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Dickson County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,252 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Dickson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Dickson County at 58,662 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,757 households. Median household income in Dickson County is $75,003, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Dickson County scores 71 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #185 of 1,302 scored counties.

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