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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bedford County, VA
How Bedford County, VA 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #87 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,059
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Bedford County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #87 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
At $1,135 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Bedford County spend about $37.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $6.3M per practice, twice the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Bedford County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Bedford County in 2023. That is one for every 8,282 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Bedford 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 | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,282 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,135 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,937 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $915K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,059+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,127
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,452
- Median home value
- $297,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,528
- Daytime population
- 66,003Residents 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 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 clinics65
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics75
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Bedford County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Bedford County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. 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 Bedford County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $37.6M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Bedford County has 1.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6.3M, twice the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bedford County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,282 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 77 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #87 of 1,302 scored counties.
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