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Optometrists and eye clinics in Putnam County, WV
How Putnam 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #583 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,885
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Putnam County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Putnam County comes to about $26.9M a year: $1,157 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.4M per practice, 7% 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 Putnam County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,750 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County declined 1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Putnam County is 54 (upper middle), #583 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 17 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.9M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,750 | 6,336 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,157 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,527 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,885−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,251
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $79,527+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,714
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,705
- Daytime population
- 55,529Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Putnam 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Putnam County, WV?
There are 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Putnam County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $26.9M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 23,251 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, WV compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Putnam County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Putnam County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,750 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 56,885 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,251 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $79,527 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Putnam County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #583 of 1,302 scored counties.
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