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Optometrists and eye clinics in Halifax County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
2 chain locations (67%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On medical and dental services · $940 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,447
−1.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Halifax County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Halifax County comes to about $12.8M a year: $940 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per practice, 36% 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 Halifax County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Halifax County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Halifax County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Halifax 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 Halifax County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHalifax CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.14.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$940$1,264$1,288
Median household income$52,013$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
32 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County

Population, 2025 estimate
33,447−1.4% since 2020
Households
13,613
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
818 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$52,013+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,018
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
11,938
Daytime population
29,978Residents 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 Halifax 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
Halifax County, VANot scored32.2$4.3M−1.4%

Other business types in Halifax County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $12.8M a year, or $940 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 13,613 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Halifax 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 $4.3M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Halifax County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Halifax County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Halifax County at 33,447 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,613 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $52,013 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Halifax County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Halifax County

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