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Optometrists and eye clinics in Montgomery County, TN
How Montgomery 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #122 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,088 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,935
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Montgomery County is 75 (high), #122 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 optometrists and eye clinics in Montgomery County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Montgomery County comes to about $95.5M a year: $1,088 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 39% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 7,978 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Montgomery 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.
| Measure | Montgomery County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,978 | 6,347 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,613 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,935+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 87,759
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 539 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $75,613+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,158
- Median home value
- $280,200
- Jobs located here
- 60,154
- Daytime population
- 210,460Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montgomery County, TN | 75 | 22 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +13.0% | #122 of 1,302 |
| 2Dickson County, TN | 71 | 6 | 2.8 | $4M | +7.7% | #185 of 1,302 |
| 3Blount County, TN | 70 | 18 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +6.0% | #203 of 1,302 |
| 4Anderson County, TN | 69 | 10 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +6.1% | #219 of 1,302 |
| 5Tipton County, TN | 68 | 5 | 2.2 | $4.9M | +2.0% | #225 of 1,302 |
| 6Sumner County, TN | 68 | 31 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +9.2% | #245 of 1,302 |
| 7Cumberland County, TN | 67 | 6 | 2.1 | $4.6M | +8.0% | #252 of 1,302 |
| 8Davidson County, TN | 64 | 119 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +4.2% | #330 of 1,302 |
| 9Rutherford County, TN | 59 | 53 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +12.6% | #452 of 1,302 |
| 10Maury County, TN | 55 | 19 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +16.0% | #569 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 clinics58
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Montgomery County, TN?
Montgomery County has 22 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Montgomery County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $95.5M a year, or $1,088 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 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 87,759 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, TN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Montgomery County has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 31, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,978 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 249,935 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,759 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $75,613 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Montgomery County scores 75 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #122 of 1,302 scored counties.
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