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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #283 of 386 scored metro areas
#15 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 59
- 19 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $158.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,059 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,310
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area spend about $158.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,059 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 59 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.7M per practice, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area has 59 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area in 2023. That is one for every 8,792 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #283 of 386 scored metro areas and #15 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the Beaumont-Port Arthur 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.
| Measure | Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,792 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,059 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,659 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5919 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,310+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 149,466
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 189
- Median household income
- $64,659+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,951
- Median home value
- $173,600
- Jobs located here
- 151,181
- Daytime population
- 386,011Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Killeen-Temple, TX | 65 | 51 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +7.2% | #80 of 386 |
| 2Sherman-Denison, TX | 59 | 17 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +12.8% | #112 of 386 |
| 3San Angelo, TX | 58 | 14 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +0.3% | #118 of 386 |
| 4Midland, TX | 58 | 33 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +9.8% | #121 of 386 |
| 5Waco, TX | 55 | 39 | 3.5 | $3M | +4.2% | #146 of 386 |
| 6College Station-Bryan, TX | 55 | 38 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +6.9% | #148 of 386 |
| 7McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 53 | 86 | 3.2 | $3M | +5.6% | #171 of 386 |
| 8Lubbock, TX | 51 | 50 | 3.6 | $3M | +4.6% | #192 of 386 |
| 9Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 51 | 454 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +14.0% | #195 of 386 |
| 10Wichita Falls, TX | 49 | 14 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +0.7% | #207 of 386 |
| 15Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 40 | 59 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #283 of 386 |
Other business types in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area
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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics19
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics28
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy53
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 optometrists and eye clinics in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area. 19 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $158.3M a year, or $1,059 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 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 149,466 households in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area would have about 51, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,792 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area at 399,310 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 149,466 households. Median household income in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area is $64,659, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area scores 40 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #283 of 386 scored metro areas.
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