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Optometrists and eye clinics in Marshall County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Marshall County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.2M
On medical and dental services · $977 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,159
−4.4% 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 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Marshall County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Marshall County spend about $12.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $977 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3M per practice, 3% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Marshall County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marshall County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Marshall County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Marshall 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 Marshall County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.44.1
Spending per listing$3M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,3365,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.4%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$977$1,005$1,288
Median household income$59,169$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
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 Marshall 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 Marshall County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,159−4.4% since 2020
Households
12,487
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
305 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$59,169+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,395
Median home value
$149,800
Jobs located here
10,039
Daytime population
26,807Residents 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 Marshall 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
Marshall County, WVNot scored43.2$3M−4.4%

Other business types in Marshall County

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

Questions

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

Marshall County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Marshall County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.2M a year, or $977 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 12,487 households in Marshall County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marshall County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Marshall County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Marshall County at 29,159 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,487 households. The median household income in Marshall County is $59,169 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Marshall County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Marshall County

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