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Optometrists and eye clinics in Roanoke County, VA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Roanoke County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #784 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 53 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 21
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,166 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,150
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Roanoke County comes to about $46.3M a year: $1,166 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.2M per practice, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Roanoke County has 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Roanoke County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 13,242 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Roanoke County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Roanoke County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #784 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 53 scored counties in Virginia.
How Roanoke 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.
| Measure | Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,242 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,166 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,709 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $280K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 213 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,150+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,725
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 387
- Median household income
- $83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,750
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 38,065
- Daytime population
- 88,794Residents 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 |
| 24Roanoke County, VA | 46 | 21 | 5.3 | $2.2M | +0.2% | #784 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Roanoke County
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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists19
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Roanoke County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 optometrists and eye clinics in Roanoke County. 3 of them (14%) 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 Roanoke County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $46.3M a year, or $1,166 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Roanoke County has 5.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,242 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #784 of 1,302 scored counties.
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