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Optometrists and eye clinics in Wythe County, VA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Wythe County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,229 of 1,302 scored counties
#46 of 53 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On medical and dental services · $965 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,983
−1.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Wythe County is 17 (low), #1,229 of 1,302 scored counties and #46 of 53 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Wythe County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $965 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Wythe County spend about $12.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 36% below 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.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Wythe County in 2023. That is one for every 4,178 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Wythe County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Wythe 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 Wythe County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWythe CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.84.14.1
Spending per listing$2M$3.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1786,3035,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$965$1,264$1,288
Median household income$57,745$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score1752

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Wythe 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 Wythe County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,983−1.2% since 2020
Households
12,533
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
462 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$57,745+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,745
Median home value
$171,200
Jobs located here
11,749
Daytime population
27,635Residents 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 Wythe 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
46Wythe County, VA1764.8$2M−1.2%#1,229 of 1,302

Other business types in Wythe County

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

Questions

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

Wythe County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) 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 Wythe County, VA spend on medical and dental services?

About $12.1M a year, or $965 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 12,533 households in Wythe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wythe County has 4.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Wythe County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,178 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Wythe County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Wythe County at 27,983 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,533 households. The median household income in Wythe County is $57,745 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Wythe County scores 17 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,229 of 1,302 scored counties.

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