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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sullivan County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Sullivan County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #951 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 31
- 10 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $70M
- On medical and dental services · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,759
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 optometrists and eye clinics in Sullivan County. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 32%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Sullivan County comes to about $70M a year: $1,016 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 28% below 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Sullivan County in 2023. That is one for every 5,742 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Sullivan County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Sullivan County is 38 (lower middle), #951 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,742 | 6,347 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,016 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,807 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,759+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 68,907
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 388
- Median household income
- $58,807+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,467
- Median home value
- $213,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,251
- Daytime population
- 164,416Residents 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 |
| 24Sullivan County, TN | 38 | 31 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #951 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics22
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sullivan County, TN?
There are 31 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. 10 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Sullivan County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $70M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 68,907 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, TN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Sullivan County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 22, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,742 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 163,759 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,907 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $58,807 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 38 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #951 of 1,302 scored counties.
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