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Optometrists and eye clinics in Albemarle County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Albemarle County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #313 of 1,302 scored counties
#13 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 23
- 11 chain locations (48%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $61M
- On medical and dental services · $1,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 optometrists and eye clinics in Albemarle County. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,330 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Albemarle County spend about $61M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.7M per practice, 15% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Albemarle County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 9,182 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albemarle County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Albemarle County is 65 (upper middle), #313 of 1,302 scored counties and #13 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,182 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,330 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Albemarle County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stafford County, VA | 92 | 12 | 2.3 | $6.6M | +8.3% | #2 of 1,302 |
| 2Fauquier County, VA | 84 | 7 | 2.6 | $5.6M | +4.8% | #17 of 1,302 |
| 3Richmond city, VA | 80 | 14 | 1.3 | $8.1M | +4.6% | #49 of 1,302 |
| 4Alexandria city, VA | 78 | 26 | 3.4 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #83 of 1,302 |
| 5Bedford County, VA | 77 | 6 | 1.8 | $6.3M | +4.4% | #87 of 1,302 |
| 6Arlington County, VA | 75 | 45 | 4.0 | $3.8M | +2.1% | #126 of 1,302 |
| 7Spotsylvania County, VA | 73 | 17 | 3.2 | $4.1M | +10.5% | #150 of 1,302 |
| 8Chesterfield County, VA | 73 | 44 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +8.7% | #151 of 1,302 |
| 9Loudoun County, VA | 68 | 70 | 4.9 | $3.5M | +6.4% | #242 of 1,302 |
| 10York County, VA | 66 | 5 | 1.9 | $7.3M | +1.6% | #272 of 1,302 |
| 13Albemarle County, VA | 65 | 23 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +5.1% | #313 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Albemarle County, VA?
There are 23 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Albemarle County as of September 2026. 11 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $61M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Albemarle County has 5.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,182 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 65 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #313 of 1,302 scored counties.
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