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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Martinsville, VA area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Martinsville, VA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #317 of 400 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Virginia

Listings
12
4 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.7M
On medical and dental services · $924 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,091
−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

The Martinsville area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #317 of 400 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 optometrists and eye clinics in the Martinsville area. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Martinsville area comes to about $24.7M a year: $924 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.1M per practice, 34% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Martinsville area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 8,918 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Martinsville area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Martinsville 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Martinsville, VA area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMartinsville areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.14.1
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8,9186,3035,742
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$924$1,264$1,288
Median household income$49,860$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score3552

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
124 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 the Martinsville 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 Martinsville area

Population, 2025 estimate
63,091−1.9% since 2020
Households
26,754
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$49,860+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,928
Median home value
$130,800
Jobs located here
25,447
Daytime population
62,583Residents 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 small-town markets 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 Martinsville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Virginia

Small-town markets in Virginia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Danville, VA51132.9$3.2M−1.7%#197 of 400
2Martinsville, VA35124.5$2.1M−1.9%#317 of 400
Bluefield, WV-VA20204.9$1.9M−3.8%#376 of 400

Other business types in the Martinsville area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Martinsville, VA area?

The Martinsville area has 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Martinsville, VA area spend on medical and dental services?

About $24.7M a year, or $924 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 26,754 households in the Martinsville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Martinsville area has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Martinsville area would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,918 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Martinsville, VA area growing?

Population estimates put the Martinsville area at 63,091 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,754 households. The median household income in the Martinsville area is $49,860 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Martinsville area scores 35 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #317 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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