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Optometrists and eye clinics in Shenandoah County, VA

How Shenandoah 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,064 a household
Spending per listing
$9.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
45,839
+3.6% 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 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Shenandoah County. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

At $1,064 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Shenandoah County spend about $19.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Shenandoah County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Shenandoah County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Shenandoah County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureShenandoah CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.14.14.1
Spending per listing$9.6M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,064$1,264$1,288
Median household income$67,191$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,839+3.6% since 2020
Households
17,962
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
508 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$67,191+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,485
Median home value
$294,900
Jobs located here
13,347
Daytime population
38,170Residents 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 Shenandoah 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
Shenandoah County, VANot scored21.1$9.6M+3.6%

Other business types in Shenandoah County

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

Questions

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

Shenandoah County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Shenandoah County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $19.1M a year, or $1,064 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 17,962 households in Shenandoah County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shenandoah County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Shenandoah County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Shenandoah County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Shenandoah County at 45,839 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,962 households. The median household income in Shenandoah County is $67,191 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. Shenandoah County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Shenandoah County

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