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Optometrists and eye clinics in Guadalupe County, TX
The optometrists and eye clinics in Guadalupe County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #21 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $79.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,111
- +15.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Guadalupe County is 84 (high), #21 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 78 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Households in Guadalupe County spend about $79.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,216 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per practice, 59% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Guadalupe County as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Guadalupe County in 2023. That is one for every 9,346 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Guadalupe County grew 15.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Guadalupe 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 | Guadalupe County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,346 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,216 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $92,375 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,111+15.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,424
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 258
- Median household income
- $92,375+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,083
- Median home value
- $304,400
- Jobs located here
- 49,144
- Daytime population
- 142,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Guadalupe 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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics62
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics47
- Chiropractors85
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care84
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Guadalupe County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Guadalupe County. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Guadalupe County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $79.5M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 65,424 households in Guadalupe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guadalupe County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Guadalupe County has 2.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Guadalupe County would have about 25, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,346 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Guadalupe County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Guadalupe County at 201,111 people in 2025, up 15.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,424 households. Median household income in Guadalupe County is $92,375, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Guadalupe County scores 84 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #21 of 1,302 scored counties.
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