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Optometrists and eye clinics in Spotsylvania County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #150 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 53 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
17
6 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,343 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
155,388
+10.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 optometrists and eye clinics in Spotsylvania County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 35%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Spotsylvania County comes to about $70.5M a year: $1,343 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 32% 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 Spotsylvania County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 5,248 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Spotsylvania County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Spotsylvania County is 73 (upper middle), #150 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSpotsylvania CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.24.14.1
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,2486,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,343$1,264$1,288
Median household income$112,738$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7352

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 10
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
176 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County

Population, 2025 estimate
155,388+10.5% since 2020
Households
52,481
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
365
Median household income
$112,738+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,558
Median home value
$404,900
Jobs located here
40,183
Daytime population
124,545Residents 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 Spotsylvania 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

Other business types in Spotsylvania County

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

Questions

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

There are 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Spotsylvania County as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $70.5M a year, or $1,343 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 52,481 households in Spotsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Spotsylvania County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.1M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Spotsylvania County would have about 23, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,248 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Spotsylvania County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Spotsylvania County at 155,388 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,481 households. The median household income in Spotsylvania County is $112,738 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.2% 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. Spotsylvania County scores 73 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #150 of 1,302 scored counties.

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