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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #282 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 287
- 71 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 113
- −0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $828.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,797,213
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area comes to about $828.6M a year: $1,171 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 287 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 71 are chain locations, or 25%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 113 businesses with payroll in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area classed as offices of optometrists, down 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 6,260 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $864K have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is 40 (lower middle), #282 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area 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 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,260 | 6,303 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.9% | −6.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,171 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,330 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 113−0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 825
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28771 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 264The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $864K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area, 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 the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,797,213+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 707,408
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $82,330
- Average household income
- $108,120
- Median home value
- $340,900
- Jobs located here
- 729,464
- Daytime population
- 1,773,219Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond, VA | 68 | 175 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #63 of 386 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 64 | 1,038 | 4.4 | $3.3M | +3.3% | #88 of 386 |
| 2Charlottesville, VA | 64 | 36 | 4.0 | $3.2M | +3.1% | #90 of 386 |
| 3Harrisonburg, VA | 56 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.9M | +3.5% | #129 of 386 |
| 4Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 54 | 16 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #151 of 386 |
| 5Lynchburg, VA | 54 | 32 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +2.9% | #154 of 386 |
| 6Winchester, VA-WV | 45 | 27 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #255 of 386 |
| 7Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 40 | 287 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +0.9% | #282 of 386 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 38 | 45 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #295 of 386 |
| 8Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 30 | 29 | 4.1 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #337 of 386 |
Other business types in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area
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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics61
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 287 optometrists and eye clinics in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. 71 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $828.6M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 287 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 707,408 households in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area would have about 264, against 287 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,260 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area at 1,797,213 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 707,408 households. Median household income in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area is $82,330, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area scores 40 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #282 of 386 scored metro areas.
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