Health care · County · Virginia
Optometrists and eye clinics in Lynchburg city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Lynchburg city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,074 of 1,302 scored counties
#37 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 4 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,001 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,347
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Lynchburg city has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,074 of 1,302 scored counties and #37 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lynchburg city spend about $28.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,001 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Lynchburg city has 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 31% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Lynchburg city in 2023. That is one for every 4,784 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lynchburg city from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lynchburg 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 | Lynchburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,784 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,001 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,947 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,347+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 28,701
- Median age
- 33.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 49%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 49 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $57,947+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,031
- Median home value
- $229,800
- Jobs located here
- 48,991
- Daytime population
- 99,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 37Lynchburg city, VA | 31 | 13 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #1,074 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Lynchburg 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists22
- Primary care and pediatrics36
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy20
- Optometrists and eye care31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Lynchburg city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 optometrists and eye clinics in Lynchburg city. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Lynchburg city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.7M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 28,701 households in Lynchburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lynchburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Lynchburg city has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Lynchburg city would have about 9, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,784 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Lynchburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Lynchburg city at 81,347 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,701 households. Median household income in Lynchburg city is $57,947, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Lynchburg city scores 31 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,074 of 1,302 scored counties.
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