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Optometrists and eye clinics in Hidalgo County, TX
The optometrists and eye clinics in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #477 of 1,302 scored counties
#25 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 86
- 27 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $260.1M
- On medical and dental services · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $260.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $962 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Hidalgo County has 86 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Hidalgo County in 2023, down 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 10,008 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hidalgo County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #477 of 1,302 scored counties and #25 of 78 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,008 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.6% | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $962 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 27−20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8627 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The 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 Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 25Hidalgo County, TX | 58 | 86 | 3.2 | $3M | +5.6% | #477 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 clinics27
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics21
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Hidalgo County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 optometrists and eye clinics in Hidalgo County. 27 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 20.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $260.1M a year, or $962 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Hidalgo County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 83, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,008 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 58 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #477 of 1,302 scored counties.
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