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Optometrists and eye clinics in Monroe County, WV

How Monroe 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.3M
On medical and dental services · $940 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
12,491
+0.8% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Monroe County comes to about $4.3M a year: $940 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no optometrists and eye clinics in Monroe County. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Monroe County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Monroe County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Monroe County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.44.1
Spending per listingn/a$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+0.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$940$1,005$1,288
Median household income$56,750$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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,491+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,619
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
473 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$56,750+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,315
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
1,616
Daytime population
9,609Residents 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 Monroe 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
Monroe County, WVNot scored00.0n/a+0.8%

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

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

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

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

About $4.3M a year, or $940 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,619 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Monroe County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Monroe County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,491 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,619 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $56,750, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Monroe County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Monroe County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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