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Optometrists and eye clinics in Hardeman County, TN

How Hardeman 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
$8.3M
On medical and dental services · $911 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,274
−0.6% 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

Households in Hardeman County spend about $8.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $911 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There is 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings in Hardeman County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Hardeman County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Hardeman County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Hardeman County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hardeman 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 Hardeman County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHardeman CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.13.74.1
Spending per listing$8.3M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,3475,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.8%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$911$1,088$1,288
Median household income$46,069$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
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 Hardeman 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 Hardeman County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,274−0.6% since 2020
Households
9,110
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$46,069+14.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,864
Median home value
$121,700
Jobs located here
6,386
Daytime population
22,835Residents 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 Hardeman 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
Hardeman County, TNNot scored11.1$8.3M−0.6%

Other business types in Hardeman County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $8.3M a year, or $911 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 9,110 households in Hardeman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

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

How fast is Hardeman County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hardeman County at 25,274 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,110 households. Median household income in Hardeman County is $46,069, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.3%, 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. Hardeman 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 Hardeman County

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