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Optometrists and eye clinics in Covington city, VA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Covington city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On medical and dental services · $827 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
5,680
−1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Covington city. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households.

At $827 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Covington city spend about $2.1M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.1M per practice. 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 Covington city: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Covington city declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Covington 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Covington city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCovington cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.84.14.1
Spending per listing$1.1M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$827$1,264$1,288
Median household income$41,944$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Covington 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 Covington city

Population, 2025 estimate
5,680−1.2% since 2020
Households
2,576
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,039
Median household income
$41,944
Average household income
$54,148
Median home value
$83,500
Jobs located here
3,889
Daytime population
6,867Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Covington city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stafford County, VA92122.3$6.6M+8.3%#2 of 1,302
2Fauquier County, VA8472.6$5.6M+4.8%#17 of 1,302
3Richmond city, VA80141.3$8.1M+4.6%#49 of 1,302
4Alexandria city, VA78263.4$4.1M+1.0%#83 of 1,302
5Bedford County, VA7761.8$6.3M+4.4%#87 of 1,302
6Arlington County, VA75454.0$3.8M+2.1%#126 of 1,302
7Spotsylvania County, VA73173.2$4.1M+10.5%#150 of 1,302
8Chesterfield County, VA73443.1$4.1M+8.7%#151 of 1,302
9Loudoun County, VA68704.9$3.5M+6.4%#242 of 1,302
10York County, VA6651.9$7.3M+1.6%#272 of 1,302
Covington city, VANot scored27.8$1.1M−1.2%

Other business types in Covington city

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Covington city, VA?

Covington city has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Covington city: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Covington city, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.1M a year, or $827 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 2,576 households in Covington city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Covington city, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Covington city has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Covington city would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Covington city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Covington city at 5,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,576 households. The median household income in Covington city is $41,944 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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