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Optometrists and eye clinics in Tipton County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Tipton County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #225 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,085 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,287
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Tipton County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,085 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Tipton County spend about $24.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4.9M per practice, 57% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Tipton County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 7,553 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tipton County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Tipton County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #225 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 36 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Tipton 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 | Tipton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,553 | 6,347 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,085 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,127 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $570K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- 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 Tipton 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 Tipton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,287+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,660
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $74,127+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,496
- Median home value
- $240,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,179
- Daytime population
- 46,409Residents 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 Tipton 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Tipton County, TN?
There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Tipton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Tipton County, TN spend on medical and dental services?
About $24.6M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 22,660 households in Tipton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tipton County, TN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Tipton County has 2.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.9M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Tipton County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,553 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Tipton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Tipton County at 62,287 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,660 households. The median household income in Tipton County is $74,127 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. Tipton County scores 68 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #225 of 1,302 scored counties.
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