Health care · County · Virginia
Optometrists and eye clinics in Richmond city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Richmond city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #49 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 5 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $112.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.1M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 237,257
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Richmond city has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #49 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Richmond city. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Richmond city comes to about $112.7M a year: $1,081 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8.1M per practice, 2.6 times 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 Richmond city was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 14,903 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Richmond city grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Richmond 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 | Richmond city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $8.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,903 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,081 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $64,587 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 237,257+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 104,321
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 60 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,827
- Median household income
- $64,587+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,266
- Median home value
- $353,000
- Jobs located here
- 174,706
- Daytime population
- 296,295Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Richmond city marked.
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 |
Other business types in Richmond 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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics54
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy66
- Optometrists and eye care80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Richmond city, VA?
Richmond city has 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Richmond city, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $112.7M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 104,321 households in Richmond city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richmond city, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Richmond city has 1.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $8.1M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Richmond city would have about 36, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,903 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Richmond city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Richmond city at 237,257 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,321 households. The median household income in Richmond city is $64,587 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.7% 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. Richmond city scores 80 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #49 of 1,302 scored counties.
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