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Optometrists and eye clinics in Brazoria County, TX

The optometrists and eye clinics in Brazoria County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #920 of 1,302 scored counties
#56 of 78 scored counties in Texas

Listings
79
23 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
41
+13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$171.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,281 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
419,080
+12.2% 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

At $1,281 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Brazoria County spend about $171.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Brazoria County has 79 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Brazoria County was 41 in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,266 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Brazoria County.

Population estimates show Brazoria County grew 12.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Brazoria County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #920 of 1,302 scored counties and #56 of 78 scored counties in Texas.

How Brazoria County 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 Brazoria County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBrazoria CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.94.54.1
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,2665,2025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.9%+2.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,281$1,164$1,288
Median household income$97,993$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 41+13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7923 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Brazoria 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 Brazoria County

Population, 2025 estimate
419,080+12.2% since 2020
Households
133,898
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
287
Median household income
$97,993+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,089
Median home value
$301,600
Jobs located here
117,920
Daytime population
327,128Residents 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 counties in Texas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Brazoria County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, TX84152.3$5.1M+20.5%#19 of 1,302
2Guadalupe County, TX84162.4$5M+15.8%#21 of 1,302
3Liberty County, TX8172.2$4.8M+31.3%#45 of 1,302
4Ellis County, TX81233.2$3.9M+24.0%#48 of 1,302
5Kaufman County, TX80132.5$4.7M+42.2%#55 of 1,302
6Bastrop County, TX7961.6$7.3M+21.3%#58 of 1,302
7Parker County, TX78152.7$4.9M+23.5%#79 of 1,302
8San Patricio County, TX7262.4$4.5M+4.7%#160 of 1,302
9Chambers County, TX7174.1$3.2M+22.6%#192 of 1,302
10Harrison County, TX6951.9$5.4M+4.6%#210 of 1,302
56Brazoria County, TX40795.9$2.2M+12.2%#920 of 1,302

Other business types in Brazoria County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Brazoria County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 optometrists and eye clinics in Brazoria County. 23 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Brazoria County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $171.6M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 133,898 households in Brazoria County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brazoria County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Brazoria County has 5.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Brazoria County would have about 55, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,266 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Brazoria County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Brazoria County at 419,080 people in 2025, up 12.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 133,898 households. Median household income in Brazoria County is $97,993, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Brazoria County scores 40 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #920 of 1,302 scored counties.

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