Health care · Metro area · West Virginia
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area
How the Parkersburg-Vienna, 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 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #380 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.4M
- On medical and dental services · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,264
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #380 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 optometrists and eye clinics in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area comes to about $37.4M a year: $987 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per practice, 40% 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 5,411 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Parkersburg-Vienna 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 | Parkersburg-Vienna metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,411 | 6,336 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $987 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,391 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,264−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 37,877
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,409
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,056
- Daytime population
- 89,217Residents 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 Parkersburg-Vienna 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 Parkersburg-Vienna 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors14
- Physical therapy15
- Optometrists and eye care10
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $37.4M a year, or $987 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 5.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,411 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 10 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #380 of 386 scored metro areas.
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