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Optometrists and eye clinics in Taylor County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Taylor County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,133 of 1,302 scored counties
#71 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 35
- 7 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,050 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 150,077
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Taylor County is 26 (lower middle), #1,133 of 1,302 scored counties and #71 of 78 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 optometrists and eye clinics in Taylor County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Taylor County spend about $57.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,050 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 47% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Taylor County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,662 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Taylor County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Taylor 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 | Taylor County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,662 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,050 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,139 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 357 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 150,077+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 54,934
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 916 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $67,139+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,419
- Median home value
- $198,600
- Jobs located here
- 64,893
- Daytime population
- 148,613Residents 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 |
| 71Taylor County, TX | 26 | 35 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +4.6% | #1,133 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Taylor 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 orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics31
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care26
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Taylor County, TX?
There are 35 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Taylor County as of September 2026. 7 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Taylor County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $57.7M a year, or $1,050 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 54,934 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taylor County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Taylor County has 6.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Taylor County would have about 18, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,662 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Taylor County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Taylor County at 150,077 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,934 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $67,139 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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. Taylor County scores 26 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,133 of 1,302 scored counties.
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