Health care · Metro area · West Virginia
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Charleston, WV metro area
How the Charleston, WV metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #384 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 43
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $87.2M
- On medical and dental services · $998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,170
- −4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Charleston metro area scores 8 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #384 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Charleston metro area spend about $87.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $998 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 43 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Charleston metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Charleston metro area was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 4,853 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Charleston metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Charleston metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Charleston metro area compares
The same measures for West 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 | Charleston metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,853 | 6,336 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $998 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,117 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 435 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Charleston 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 Charleston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,170−4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 87,358
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,746 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $60,117
- Average household income
- $81,990
- Median home value
- $141,100
- Jobs located here
- 110,278
- Daytime population
- 231,110Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charleston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 72 | 38 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +7.1% | #35 of 386 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 64 | 1,038 | 4.4 | $3.3M | +3.3% | #88 of 386 |
| 1Morgantown, WV | 61 | 17 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +1.3% | #98 of 386 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 45 | 27 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #255 of 386 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 30 | 54 | 3.5 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #332 of 386 |
| 3Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 29 | 20 | 4.0 | $2.8M | −3.6% | #343 of 386 |
| 4Wheeling, WV-OH | 18 | 26 | 4.5 | $2.5M | −3.6% | #375 of 386 |
| 5Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 10 | 20 | 5.3 | $1.9M | −2.3% | #380 of 386 |
| 6Beckley, WV | 9 | 19 | 4.2 | $2.2M | −4.3% | #382 of 386 |
| 7Charleston, WV | 8 | 43 | 4.9 | $2M | −4.7% | #384 of 386 |
Other business types in the Charleston 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists15
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics25
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care8
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Charleston, WV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 optometrists and eye clinics in the Charleston metro area. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Charleston, WV metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $87.2M a year, or $998 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 87,358 households in the Charleston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charleston, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Charleston metro area has 4.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Charleston metro area would have about 28, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,853 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Charleston, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charleston metro area at 200,170 people in 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 87,358 households. Median household income in the Charleston metro area is $60,117, 26% below 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 Charleston metro area scores 8 for optometrists and eye clinics (very low), #384 of 386 scored metro areas.
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