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Optometrists and eye clinics in Salt Lake County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #170 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 172
- 27 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- −7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $606M
- On medical and dental services · $1,422 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 172 optometrists and eye clinics in Salt Lake County. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 16%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Salt Lake County comes to about $606M a year: $1,422 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% above 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 61 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Salt Lake County in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 6,988 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Salt Lake County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Salt Lake County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Salt Lake County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #170 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,988 | 5,256 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.6% | −1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,422 | $1,398 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 61−7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 318
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Salt Lake County, UT | 72 | 172 | 4.0 | $3.5M | +2.9% | #170 of 1,302 |
| 2Utah County, UT | 71 | 84 | 4.1 | $3.5M | +14.5% | #190 of 1,302 |
| 3Tooele County, UT | 69 | 10 | 4.2 | $3.4M | +19.2% | #221 of 1,302 |
| 4Weber County, UT | 68 | 34 | 3.6 | $3.7M | +5.8% | #234 of 1,302 |
| 5Wasatch County, UT | 67 | 6 | 4.7 | $3.4M | +9.9% | #266 of 1,302 |
| 6Davis County, UT | 65 | 50 | 4.3 | $3.5M | +4.8% | #303 of 1,302 |
| 7Box Elder County, UT | 56 | 8 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +12.7% | #524 of 1,302 |
| 8Cache County, UT | 50 | 24 | 5.4 | $2.4M | +8.5% | #689 of 1,302 |
| 9Washington County, UT | 48 | 34 | 4.9 | $2.7M | +17.4% | #733 of 1,302 |
| 10Iron County, UT | 43 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +16.4% | #843 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics69
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy57
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 172 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on medical and dental services?
About $606M a year, or $1,422 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 172 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Salt Lake County has 4.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 193, against 172 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,988 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 72 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #170 of 1,302 scored counties.
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