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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #343 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
20
4 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$55.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,122 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,468
−3.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is 29 (lower middle), #343 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 optometrists and eye clinics in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area spend about $55.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,122 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% 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.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area in 2023. That is one for every 6,205 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Weirton-Steubenville metro area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Weirton-Steubenville 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWeirton-Steubenville metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.03.44.1
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,2056,3365,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,122$1,005$1,288
Median household income$58,784$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score2927

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
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
18The 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 Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,468−3.6% since 2020
Households
49,642
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
198
Median household income
$58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,835
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
36,596
Daytime population
102,743Residents 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 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV72383.2$3.5M+7.1%#35 of 386
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV641,0384.4$3.3M+3.3%#88 of 386
1Morgantown, WV61173.0$3.6M+1.3%#98 of 386
Winchester, VA-WV45274.9$2.4M+6.5%#255 of 386
2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH30543.5$2.9M−2.6%#332 of 386
3Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH29204.0$2.8M−3.6%#343 of 386
4Wheeling, WV-OH18264.5$2.5M−3.6%#375 of 386
5Parkersburg-Vienna, WV10205.3$1.9M−2.3%#380 of 386
6Beckley, WV9194.2$2.2M−4.3%#382 of 386
7Charleston, WV8434.9$2M−4.7%#384 of 386

Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?

There are 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $55.7M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 4.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 18, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,205 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 29 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #343 of 386 scored metro areas.

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