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Optometrists and eye clinics in Amherst County, VA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Amherst County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #983 of 1,302 scored counties
#33 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,962
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Amherst County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #983 of 1,302 scored counties and #33 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Amherst County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Amherst County spend about $13.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,039 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.6M per practice, 16% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Amherst County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Amherst County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Amherst 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 | Amherst County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,039 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,724 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 52 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Amherst 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 Amherst County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,962+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 12,694
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $68,724+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,902
- Median home value
- $212,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,562
- Daytime population
- 26,580Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 33Amherst County, VA | 36 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #983 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Amherst 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Amherst County, VA?
Amherst County has 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Amherst County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Amherst County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.2M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 12,694 households in Amherst County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amherst County, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Amherst County has 3.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.6M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Amherst County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Amherst County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amherst County at 31,962 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,694 households. The median household income in Amherst County is $68,724 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Amherst County scores 36 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #983 of 1,302 scored counties.
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