Health care · Metro area · Virginia
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Lynchburg, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Lynchburg, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #154 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 9 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 269,169
- +2.9% since 2020
See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in the Lynchburg metro area
The site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Lynchburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 the Lynchburg metro area comes to about $109.2M a year: $1,056 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Lynchburg metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Lynchburg metro area in 2023. That is one for every 7,386 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Lynchburg metro area grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, the Lynchburg metro area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #154 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Lynchburg metro area 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 metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,386 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,056 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,996 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 329 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 the Lynchburg metro area, 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 the Lynchburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 269,169+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,401
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,121 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $68,996+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,223
- Median home value
- $239,700
- Jobs located here
- 98,871
- Daytime population
- 253,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Lynchburg metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Lynchburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOptometrists and eye care across Virginia
Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lynchburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond, VA | 68 | 175 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #63 of 386 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 64 | 1,038 | 4.4 | $3.3M | +3.3% | #88 of 386 |
| 2Charlottesville, VA | 64 | 36 | 4.0 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #90 of 386 |
| 3Harrisonburg, VA | 56 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #129 of 386 |
| 4Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 54 | 16 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #151 of 386 |
| 5Lynchburg, VA | 54 | 32 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +2.9% | #154 of 386 |
| 6Winchester, VA-WV | 45 | 27 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #255 of 386 |
| 7Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 40 | 287 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +0.9% | #282 of 386 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 38 | 45 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #295 of 386 |
| 8Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 30 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #337 of 386 |
Other business types in the Lynchburg metro area
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 clinics66
- Dentists and orthodontists66
- Primary care and pediatrics67
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Lynchburg, VA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 optometrists and eye clinics in the Lynchburg metro area. 9 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Lynchburg, VA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $109.2M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 103,401 households in the Lynchburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lynchburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Lynchburg metro area has 3.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Lynchburg metro area would have about 35, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,386 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lynchburg, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lynchburg metro area at 269,169 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,401 households. Median household income in the Lynchburg metro area is $68,996, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Lynchburg metro area scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #154 of 386 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Lynchburg metro area. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in the Lynchburg metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Lynchburg metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Lynchburg metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.