Health care · County · Virginia
Optometrists and eye clinics in Colonial Heights city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Colonial Heights city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,216 of 1,302 scored counties
#45 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 16
- 5 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,104 a household
- Spending per listing
- $520K
- 83% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 5.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,738
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Colonial Heights city scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,216 of 1,302 scored counties and #45 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Colonial Heights city comes to about $8.3M a year: $1,104 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $520K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 83% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Colonial Heights city as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 31%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.2, 5.2 times the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Colonial Heights city classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 1,506 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Colonial Heights city from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Colonial Heights 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 | Colonial Heights city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $520K | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,506 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,104 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,505 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,738+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,530
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 8 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,441
- Median household income
- $76,505+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,310
- Median home value
- $246,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,717
- Daytime population
- 19,297Residents 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 Colonial Heights city 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 |
| 45Colonial Heights city, VA | 19 | 16 | 21.2 | $520K | +3.2% | #1,216 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Colonial Heights 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists21
- Primary care and pediatrics22
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Colonial Heights city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Colonial Heights city. 5 of them (31%) 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 Colonial Heights city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $8.3M a year, or $1,104 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $520K 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 7,530 households in Colonial Heights city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colonial Heights city, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Colonial Heights city has 21.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5.2 times the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $520K, 83% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Colonial Heights city would have about 3, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,506 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Colonial Heights city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Colonial Heights city at 18,738 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,530 households. Median household income in Colonial Heights city is $76,505, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Colonial Heights city scores 19 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,216 of 1,302 scored counties.
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