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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Amarillo, TX metro area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Amarillo, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #354 of 386 scored metro areas
#22 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
41
5 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
28
−17.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$111.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,083 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
276,235
+2.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Amarillo metro area is 26 (lower middle), #354 of 386 scored metro areas and #22 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Amarillo metro area spend about $111.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,083 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Amarillo metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Amarillo metro area was 28 in 2023, down 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,681 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Amarillo metro area grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Amarillo metro area compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Amarillo, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAmarillo metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.04.54.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,6815,2025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−17.6%+2.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,083$1,164$1,288
Median household income$69,611$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28−17.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
415 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 the Amarillo metro area, 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 the Amarillo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
276,235+2.7% since 2020
Households
103,062
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,151 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$69,611+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,771
Median home value
$208,700
Jobs located here
124,760
Daytime population
274,340Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Texas

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Amarillo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Killeen-Temple, TX65512.9$3.7M+7.2%#80 of 386
2Sherman-Denison, TX59173.1$3.6M+12.8%#112 of 386
3San Angelo, TX58143.0$3.6M+0.3%#118 of 386
4Midland, TX58334.7$2.7M+9.8%#121 of 386
5Waco, TX55393.5$3M+4.2%#146 of 386
6College Station-Bryan, TX55383.6$2.9M+6.9%#148 of 386
7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX53863.2$3M+5.6%#171 of 386
8Lubbock, TX51503.6$3M+4.6%#192 of 386
9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX514544.6$2.9M+14.0%#195 of 386
10Wichita Falls, TX49142.5$4.2M+0.7%#207 of 386
22Amarillo, TX26414.0$2.7M+2.7%#354 of 386

Other business types in the Amarillo metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Amarillo, TX metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 41 optometrists and eye clinics in the Amarillo metro area. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 17.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Amarillo, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $111.6M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 103,062 households in the Amarillo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Amarillo, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Amarillo metro area has 4.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Amarillo metro area would have about 36, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,681 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Amarillo, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Amarillo metro area at 276,235 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,062 households. Median household income in the Amarillo metro area is $69,611, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. The Amarillo metro area scores 26 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #354 of 386 scored metro areas.

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