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Optometrists and eye clinics in Brazos County, TX
The optometrists and eye clinics in Brazos County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #649 of 1,302 scored counties
#37 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 38
- 12 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $95.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 249,088
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 optometrists and eye clinics in Brazos County. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,044 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Brazos County spend about $95.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 20% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Brazos County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 8,281 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Brazos County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brazos County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Brazos County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #649 of 1,302 scored counties and #37 of 78 scored counties in Texas.
How Brazos 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.
| Measure | Brazos County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,281 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,044 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $58,553 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Brazos 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 Brazos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 249,088+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 91,087
- Median age
- 31.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 586 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 413
- Median household income
- $58,553+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,892
- Median home value
- $296,000
- Jobs located here
- 119,110
- Daytime population
- 263,107Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Brazos County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, TX | 84 | 15 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +20.5% | #19 of 1,302 |
| 2Guadalupe County, TX | 84 | 16 | 2.4 | $5M | +15.8% | #21 of 1,302 |
| 3Liberty County, TX | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +31.3% | #45 of 1,302 |
| 4Ellis County, TX | 81 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +24.0% | #48 of 1,302 |
| 5Kaufman County, TX | 80 | 13 | 2.5 | $4.7M | +42.2% | #55 of 1,302 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 79 | 6 | 1.6 | $7.3M | +21.3% | #58 of 1,302 |
| 7Parker County, TX | 78 | 15 | 2.7 | $4.9M | +23.5% | #79 of 1,302 |
| 8San Patricio County, TX | 72 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +4.7% | #160 of 1,302 |
| 9Chambers County, TX | 71 | 7 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +22.6% | #192 of 1,302 |
| 10Harrison County, TX | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.4M | +4.6% | #210 of 1,302 |
| 37Brazos County, TX | 52 | 38 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +6.2% | #649 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Brazos 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics46
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics36
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Brazos County, TX?
There are 38 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Brazos County as of September 2026. 12 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Brazos County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $95.1M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 91,087 households in Brazos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brazos County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Brazos County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Brazos County would have about 30, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,281 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Brazos County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Brazos County at 249,088 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,087 households. The median household income in Brazos County is $58,553 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.1% 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. Brazos County scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #649 of 1,302 scored counties.
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