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Optometrists and eye clinics in Nueces County, TX
How Nueces 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,004 of 1,302 scored counties
#60 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 63
- 14 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Nueces County is 35 (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,302 scored counties and #60 of 78 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 optometrists and eye clinics in Nueces County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 22%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Nueces County comes to about $139.4M a year: $1,063 per household, 17% 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. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Nueces County in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,558 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,558 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 |
| 60Nueces County, TX | 35 | 63 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −0.2% | #1,004 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Nueces 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics32
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Nueces County, TX?
There are 63 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Nueces County as of September 2026. 14 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $139.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 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 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Nueces County has 4.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% 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 national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Nueces County would have about 45, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,558 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 35 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,302 scored counties.
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