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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bennington County, VT

How Bennington County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,166 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,630
−1.8% 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

Households in Bennington County spend about $17.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,166 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per practice, 86% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Bennington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Bennington County declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Bennington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bennington County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Bennington County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureBennington CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.03.34.1
Spending per listing$5.8M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,9445,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,166$1,208$1,288
Median household income$73,325$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

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
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Bennington 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 Bennington County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,630−1.8% since 2020
Households
14,987
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
674 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,853
Median home value
$279,900
Jobs located here
16,869
Daytime population
38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, VT6852.5$4.7M+2.3%#226 of 1,302
2Windsor County, VT5393.6$3.4M−0.7%#608 of 1,302
3Windham County, VT4863.0$3.8M−1.4%#722 of 1,302
4Chittenden County, VT45314.3$3M+0.4%#792 of 1,302
5Rutland County, VT41124.7$2.4M−1.4%#899 of 1,302
6Washington County, VT38114.3$2.8M−0.2%#940 of 1,302
Bennington County, VTNot scored32.0$5.8M−1.8%

Other business types in Bennington County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Bennington County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Bennington County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Bennington County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Bennington County, VT spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.5M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 14,987 households in Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bennington County has 2.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.8M, 86% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bennington County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Bennington County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Bennington County at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in Bennington County is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. Bennington County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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