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Optometrists and eye clinics in Chesapeake city, VA
How Chesapeake city, 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #898 of 1,302 scored counties
#29 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 48
- 12 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,255 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 255,332
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chesapeake city spend about $117.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,255 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per practice, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Chesapeake city has 48 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Chesapeake city classed as offices of optometrists, down 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,681 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chesapeake city grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesapeake city scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #898 of 1,302 scored counties and #29 of 53 scored counties in Virginia.
How Chesapeake city 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 | Chesapeake city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,681 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.7% | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,255 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $95,373 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 20−16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Chesapeake city, 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 Chesapeake city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 255,332+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 93,626
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 746
- Median household income
- $95,373+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,762
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Jobs located here
- 110,716
- Daytime population
- 255,504Residents 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 |
| 29Chesapeake city, VA | 41 | 48 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #898 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Chesapeake city
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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy43
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Chesapeake city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 optometrists and eye clinics in Chesapeake city. 12 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesapeake city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $117.5M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 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 93,626 households in Chesapeake city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesapeake city, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Chesapeake city has 5.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Chesapeake city would have about 38, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,681 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesapeake city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesapeake city at 255,332 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,626 households. Median household income in Chesapeake city is $95,373, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Chesapeake city scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #898 of 1,302 scored counties.
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