Optometrists in Kentucky 326 establishments · 2,576 employees · 2024
Firms (KY)
326
Employment
2,576
Avg Annual Pay
$57,267
State Rank
#23 of 52
How Kentucky compares to national
Metric
Kentucky
National
Kentucky vs. U.S.
Establishments
326
21,552
1.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$57,267
$53,861
+$3,406 (+6.3%)
Location quotient
1.16
1.00
16% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
7.9
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.5%
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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 1.16 means optometrists are 16% over-represented in Kentucky'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