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Optometrists and eye clinics in Kanawha County, WV
How Kanawha County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,239 of 1,302 scored counties
#10 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 42
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On medical and dental services · $1,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Kanawha County has a Groundwork market score of 16 (low): #1,239 of 1,302 scored counties and #10 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 optometrists and eye clinics in Kanawha County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 12%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kanawha County comes to about $77M a year: $1,007 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 41% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Kanawha County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 4,779 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 Kanawha County. Population estimates show Kanawha County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kanawha 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.
| Measure | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,779 | 6,336 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,007 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Kanawha County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 86 | 8 | 1.6 | $7.2M | +13.7% | #11 of 1,302 |
| 2Jefferson County, WV | 68 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +9.2% | #236 of 1,302 |
| 3Putnam County, WV | 54 | 8 | 3.4 | $3.4M | −1.0% | #583 of 1,302 |
| 4Monongalia County, WV | 52 | 17 | 3.8 | $2.9M | +2.0% | #643 of 1,302 |
| 5Marion County, WV | 41 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.4M | −1.2% | #885 of 1,302 |
| 6Mercer County, WV | 33 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.3M | −3.4% | #1,031 of 1,302 |
| 7Cabell County, WV | 21 | 20 | 5.1 | $1.9M | −3.2% | #1,197 of 1,302 |
| 8Jackson County, WV | 20 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #1,202 of 1,302 |
| 9Wood County, WV | 19 | 20 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,210 of 1,302 |
| 10Kanawha County, WV | 16 | 42 | 5.5 | $1.8M | −4.3% | #1,239 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Kanawha County
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 clinics14
- Dentists and orthodontists13
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Kanawha County, WV?
There are 42 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Kanawha County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $77M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Kanawha County has 5.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 25, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,779 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 16 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,239 of 1,302 scored counties.
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