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Optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #355 of 1,302 scored counties
#15 of 53 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
4 chain locations (80%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,068 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
55,526
+1.9% 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 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 80% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,068 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $24.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 57% above 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 Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #355 of 1,302 scored counties and #15 of 53 scored counties in Virginia.

How Franklin 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Franklin County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.14.1
Spending per listing$4.9M$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+1.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,068$1,264$1,288
Median household income$68,849$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6252

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
54 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
55,526+1.9% since 2020
Households
22,999
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
691 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$68,849+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,658
Median home value
$240,400
Jobs located here
15,404
Daytime population
47,925Residents 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 Franklin County 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
15Franklin County, VA6252.2$4.9M+1.9%#355 of 1,302

Other business types in Franklin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Franklin County, VA?

Franklin County has 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Franklin County, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $24.6M a year, or $1,068 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 22,999 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 2.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.9M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Franklin County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 55,526 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,999 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $68,849 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Franklin County scores 62 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #355 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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