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Optometrists and eye clinics in Rutland County, VT
How Rutland 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 · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #899 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Rutland County comes to about $28.3M a year: $1,117 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.4M per practice, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Rutland County in 2023. That is one for every 8,440 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #899 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in Vermont.
How Rutland 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.
| Measure | Rutland County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,440 | 5,944 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −4.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,117 | $1,208 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $780K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, VT | 68 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.7M | +2.3% | #226 of 1,302 |
| 2Windsor County, VT | 53 | 9 | 3.6 | $3.4M | −0.7% | #608 of 1,302 |
| 3Windham County, VT | 48 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.8M | −1.4% | #722 of 1,302 |
| 4Chittenden County, VT | 45 | 31 | 4.3 | $3M | +0.4% | #792 of 1,302 |
| 5Rutland County, VT | 41 | 12 | 4.7 | $2.4M | −1.4% | #899 of 1,302 |
| 6Washington County, VT | 38 | 11 | 4.3 | $2.8M | −0.2% | #940 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Rutland 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors51
- Physical therapy18
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Rutland County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 optometrists and eye clinics in Rutland County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Rutland County, VT spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.3M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Rutland County has 4.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Rutland County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,440 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #899 of 1,302 scored counties.
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