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Optometrists and eye clinics in Starr County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Starr County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.3M
On medical and dental services · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$8.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
66,319
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Starr County. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Starr County spend about $16.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $853 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $8.2M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Starr County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Starr County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Starr County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Starr 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Starr County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureStarr CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.04.54.1
Spending per listing$8.2M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,2025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$853$1,164$1,288
Median household income$37,639$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Starr 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 Starr County

Population, 2025 estimate
66,319+0.7% since 2020
Households
19,157
Median age
30.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,223 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$37,639+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,715
Median home value
$95,100
Jobs located here
11,587
Daytime population
54,236Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Starr County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, TX84152.3$5.1M+20.5%#19 of 1,302
2Guadalupe County, TX84162.4$5M+15.8%#21 of 1,302
3Liberty County, TX8172.2$4.8M+31.3%#45 of 1,302
4Ellis County, TX81233.2$3.9M+24.0%#48 of 1,302
5Kaufman County, TX80132.5$4.7M+42.2%#55 of 1,302
6Bastrop County, TX7961.6$7.3M+21.3%#58 of 1,302
7Parker County, TX78152.7$4.9M+23.5%#79 of 1,302
8San Patricio County, TX7262.4$4.5M+4.7%#160 of 1,302
9Chambers County, TX7174.1$3.2M+22.6%#192 of 1,302
10Harrison County, TX6951.9$5.4M+4.6%#210 of 1,302
Starr County, TXNot scored21.0$8.2M+0.7%

Other business types in Starr County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Starr County, TX?

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Starr County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Starr County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Starr County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $16.3M a year, or $853 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 19,157 households in Starr County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Starr County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Starr County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Starr County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Starr County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Starr County at 66,319 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,157 households. The median household income in Starr County is $37,639 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Starr County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Starr County

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