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Optometrists and eye clinics in Prince William County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #288 of 1,302 scored counties
#11 of 53 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
70
16 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
30
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$232.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,484 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.5
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
502,966
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 70 optometrists and eye clinics in Prince William County. 16 of them (23%) 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 Prince William County comes to about $232.7M a year: $1,484 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per practice, 6% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Prince William County was 30 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 5,227 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Prince William County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Prince William County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #288 of 1,302 scored counties and #11 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Prince William 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 Prince William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.54.14.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,2276,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,484$1,264$1,288
Median household income$131,402$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 30+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
187
Annual payroll, 2023
$11M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
74The 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 Prince William 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 Prince William County

Population, 2025 estimate
502,966+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,798
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,458
Median household income
$131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,661
Median home value
$530,100
Jobs located here
139,622
Daytime population
404,284Residents 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 Prince William 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
11Prince William County, VA66704.5$3.3M+4.2%#288 of 1,302

Other business types in Prince William County

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

Questions

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

Prince William County has 70 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.

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

About $232.7M a year, or $1,484 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Prince William County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Prince William County would have about 74, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,227 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 66 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #288 of 1,302 scored counties.

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