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Optometrists and eye clinics in Windham County, VT

How Windham 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #722 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,152 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,204
−1.4% 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

At $1,152 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Windham County spend about $22.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.8M per practice, 21% 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 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Windham County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Windham County in 2023. That is one for every 4,946 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Windham County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Windham County is 48 (lower middle), #722 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Vermont.

How Windham 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 Windham County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureWindham CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.34.1
Spending per listing$3.8M$3.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,9465,9445,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−4.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,152$1,208$1,288
Median household income$72,217$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score4853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$786K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Windham 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 Windham County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,204−1.4% since 2020
Households
19,784
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
786 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,781
Median home value
$279,600
Jobs located here
21,744
Daytime population
48,005Residents 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 Windham 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

Other business types in Windham County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Windham County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $22.8M a year, or $1,152 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Windham County has 3.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.8M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Windham County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,946 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Windham County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 48 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #722 of 1,302 scored counties.

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