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Optometrists and eye clinics in Russell County, VA

How Russell County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10M
On medical and dental services · $936 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,332
−1.7% 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

Households in Russell County spend about $10M a year on medical and dental services, or $936 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% 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 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Russell County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Russell County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,556 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Russell County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Russell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Russell 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 Russell County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRussell CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.84.14.1
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,5566,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$936$1,264$1,288
Median household income$50,012$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$295K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Russell 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 Russell County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,332−1.7% since 2020
Households
10,669
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$50,012+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,488
Median home value
$120,600
Jobs located here
6,677
Daytime population
22,613Residents 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 Russell 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
Russell County, VANot scored32.8$3.3M−1.7%

Other business types in Russell County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Russell County. 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 Russell County, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $10M a year, or $936 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 10,669 households in Russell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Russell County has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,556 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Russell County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Russell County at 25,332 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,669 households. Median household income in Russell County is $50,012, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Russell County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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