Optometrists in Texas 1,992 establishments · 15,599 employees · 2024
Firms (TX)
1,992
Employment
15,599
Avg Annual Pay
$51,104
State Rank
#2 of 52
How Texas compares to national
Metric
Texas
National
Texas vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,992
21,552
9.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$51,104
$53,861
-$2,757 (-5.1%)
Location quotient
1.32
1.00
32% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
7.8
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.5%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.32 means optometrists are 32% over-represented in Texas's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621320. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json