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Optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County, WV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #236 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,251 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
63,102
+9.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Jefferson County comes to about $28.5M a year: $1,251 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per practice, 14% 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 Jefferson County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 5,701 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Jefferson County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County is 68 (upper middle), #236 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jefferson County 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Jefferson County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.44.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,7016,3365,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,251$1,005$1,288
Median household income$98,806$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score6827

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
63,102+9.2% since 2020
Households
22,804
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
209 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$98,806+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,421
Median home value
$350,800
Jobs located here
17,187
Daytime population
48,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV8681.6$7.2M+13.7%#11 of 1,302
2Jefferson County, WV6883.5$3.6M+9.2%#236 of 1,302
3Putnam County, WV5483.4$3.4M−1.0%#583 of 1,302
4Monongalia County, WV52173.8$2.9M+2.0%#643 of 1,302
5Marion County, WV4173.0$3.4M−1.2%#885 of 1,302
6Mercer County, WV3372.9$3.3M−3.4%#1,031 of 1,302
7Cabell County, WV21205.1$1.9M−3.2%#1,197 of 1,302
8Jackson County, WV2054.3$2.3M−1.0%#1,202 of 1,302
9Wood County, WV19205.6$1.8M−2.1%#1,210 of 1,302
10Kanawha County, WV16425.5$1.8M−4.3%#1,239 of 1,302

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Jefferson County, WV?

Jefferson County has 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Jefferson County, WV spend on medical and dental services?

About $28.5M a year, or $1,251 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 22,804 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 3.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,701 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 63,102 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,804 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $98,806 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. Jefferson County scores 68 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #236 of 1,302 scored counties.

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