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Optometrists and eye clinics in Travis County, TX
The optometrists and eye clinics in Travis County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #379 of 1,302 scored counties
#17 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 263
- 50 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $767.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,315 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Travis County spend about $767.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,315 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Travis County has 263 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 97 businesses with payroll in Travis County classed as offices of optometrists, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,018 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Travis County.
Population estimates show Travis County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Travis County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #379 of 1,302 scored counties and #17 of 78 scored counties in Texas.
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,018 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,315 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 97+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 710
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26350 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 245The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $6.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents 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 |
| 17Travis County, TX | 62 | 263 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +7.2% | #379 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Travis 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics69
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Travis County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 263 optometrists and eye clinics in Travis County. 50 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $767.8M a year, or $1,315 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 263 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Travis County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Travis County would have about 245, against 263 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,018 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 62 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #379 of 1,302 scored counties.
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