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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #315 of 386 scored metro areas
#18 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 59
- 13 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $131.9M
- On medical and dental services · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #315 of 386 scored metro areas and #18 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area spend about $131.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $953 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 29% 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 59 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area in 2023. That is one for every 8,652 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | Brownsville-Harlingen metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,652 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $953 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Brownsville-Harlingen 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 Brownsville-Harlingen metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 138,433
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 478
- Median household income
- $52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,931
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 146,355
- Daytime population
- 405,619Residents 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 Brownsville-Harlingen 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 |
| 18Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 35 | 59 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #315 of 386 |
Other business types in the Brownsville-Harlingen 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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 optometrists and eye clinics in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $131.9M a year, or $953 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 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 138,433 households in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Brownsville-Harlingen metro area has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area would have about 42, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,652 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. Median household income in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area is $52,601, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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 Brownsville-Harlingen metro area scores 35 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #315 of 386 scored metro areas.
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