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Optometrists and eye clinics in Harris County, TX
How Harris County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #952 of 1,302 scored counties
#58 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 929
- 222 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 407
- +0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 929 optometrists and eye clinics in Harris County. 222 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Harris County comes to about $2B a year: $1,154 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 30% 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 407 businesses with payroll in Harris County classed as offices of optometrists, up 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,317 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $7.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Harris County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harris County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Harris County is 38 (lower middle), #952 of 1,302 scored counties and #58 of 78 scored counties in Texas.
How Harris 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 | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,317 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.7% | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,154 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 404 → 407+0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,326
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 929222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 647The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $7.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents 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 Harris 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 |
| 58Harris County, TX | 38 | 929 | 5.3 | $2.2M | +6.6% | #952 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Harris 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy72
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Harris County, TX?
Harris County has 929 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 222 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 407 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 0.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $2B a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 929 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Harris County has 5.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Harris County would have about 647, against 929 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,317 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 38 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #952 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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