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Optometrists and eye clinics in James City County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #903 of 1,302 scored counties
#30 of 53 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
21
6 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$42.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,334 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
61% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,326
+6.2% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in James City County comes to about $42.7M a year: $1,334 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

James City County has 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 61% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in James City County in 2023. That is one for every 3,999 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $175K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in James City County.

Population estimates put the population change in James City County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). James City County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #903 of 1,302 scored counties and #30 of 53 scored counties in Virginia.

How James City 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 James City County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureJames City CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.64.14.1
Spending per listing$2M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,9996,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,334$1,264$1,288
Median household income$109,985$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4152

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 8
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
216 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$175K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in James City 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 James City County

Population, 2025 estimate
83,326+6.2% since 2020
Households
31,990
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
142 sq. mi.
People per square mile
569
Median household income
$109,985+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$135,336
Median home value
$447,200
Jobs located here
27,780
Daytime population
77,881Residents 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 James City 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
30James City County, VA41216.6$2M+6.2%#903 of 1,302

Other business types in James City County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 optometrists and eye clinics in James City County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $42.7M a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 31,990 households in James City County and national spending patterns by income.

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

James City County has 6.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, James City County would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,999 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is James City County, VA growing?

Population estimates put James City County at 83,326 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,990 households. Median household income in James City County is $109,985, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. James City County scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #903 of 1,302 scored counties.

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