State by state
The leading optician chains in every state
Tracked optician chains ranked by consumer spend in each state, Q4 2025–Q3 2026. America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses leads in 25 states, Pearle Vision in 5 states, and Clarkson Eyecare in 1 state. 11 chains lead at least one state. Against their share in the US as a whole, America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses stands out in 15 states, Pearle Vision in 6 states, and Clarkson Eyecare in 4 states.
By tracked consumer spend, Q4 2025–Q3 2026
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America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
Relative #1 in 15 states
Alabama 1.7×, Louisiana 1.7×, Washington 1.6×, Arizona 1.5×, Georgia 1.5×, New Jersey 1.4×, Texas 1.4×, Tennessee 1.3×, Maryland 1.2×, Oregon 1.1×, Idaho 1×, New York 1×, California 0.9×, Iowa 0.7×, Connecticut 0.6×
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Pearle Vision
Relative #1 in 6 states
Minnesota 5.4×, Massachusetts 2.4×, Illinois 2×, Colorado 1.7×, Oklahoma 1.7×, Pennsylvania 1.4×
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Clarkson Eyecare
Relative #1 in 4 states
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Shopko
Relative #1 in 3 states
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VisionFirst
Relative #1 in 2 states
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eyecarecenter
Relative #1 in North Carolina, over 10× its share in the US
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Rx Optical
Relative #1 in Michigan, over 10× its share in the US
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Eye Care One
Relative #1 in South Carolina, over 10× its share in the US
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Maine Optometry
Relative #1 in Maine, over 10× its share in the US
Not enough tracked stores: Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming
No ranked chain with 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there: Arkansas, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nevada, West Virginia
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America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
#1 in 25 states
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
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Pearle Vision
#1 in 5 states
Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma
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Clarkson Eyecare
#1 in Missouri
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eyecarecenter
#1 in North Carolina
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Eye Care One
#1 in West Virginia
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Kern Optical
#1 in Mississippi
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Maine Optometry
#1 in Maine
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Success Vision Express
#1 in Arkansas
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Vision 4 Less
#1 in Iowa
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VisionFirst
#1 in Kentucky
Not enough tracked stores: Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming
A state shows a ranking once it has at least 2 tracked optician chains and 10 tracked stores. Relative to the US compares a chain's share of the state's spend with its share in the US as a whole. It ranks the 7 biggest chains in the US and the chains that lead a state by spend, wherever a chain has at least 5% of the state's spend and 3 stores there. Colors match the store map; other tracked chains are gray.
Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked optician chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Maine Optometry and Look Optical sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
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| 1 | Maine Optometry | ▲4 | +18.6% |
| 2 | Look Optical | ▲4 | +14.2% |
| 3 | Quick Fix Eyeglass Repair | ▲4 | +13.6% |
| 4 | Vision 4 Less | ▲1 | +13.2% |
| 5 | Access Eye | ▲2 | +12.7% |
| 6 | Professional Eye Care | ▲1 | +11.4% |
| 7 | Rosin Eyecare | - | +10.4% |
| 8 | Pearle Vision | - | +8.0% |
| 9 | Today's Vision | ▲3 | +7.6% |
| 10 | Shopko Optical | ▲3 | +5.2% |
| 11 | Eyear Optical | ▲4 | +3.3% |
| 12 | Success Vision Express | ▲4 | +3.2% |
| 13 | Clarkson Eyecare | - | +2.0% |
| 14 | Family Vision Care | ▲1 | +1.8% |
| 15 | Shopko | - | +1.8% |
- America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
- Pearle Vision
- Clarkson Eyecare
- Shopko
- eyecarecenter
- Vision Center at Meijer
- Rx Optical
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
3,394 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,616 of the 3,394 stores (48%); 1,014 of the 1,194 tracked chains have a single store here.
- America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses (1,018)
- Pearle Vision (313)
- Clarkson Eyecare (146)
- Shopko (78)
- eyecarecenter (38)
- Vision Center at Meijer (1)
- Rx Optical (30)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses 1,018
- 2 Pearle Vision 313
- 3 Clarkson Eyecare 146
- 4 Shopko 78
- 5 Optical Outlets 61
- 6 eyecarecenter 38
- 7 Midwest Eye Consultants 35
- 8 Rx Optical 30
- 9 Texas State Optical 26
- 10 Wisconsin Vision 26
- 11 Rosin Eyecare 24
- 12 VisionFirst 20
- 13 Sterling Optical 19
- 14 Eye Care One 16
- 15 Bard Optical 16
- 16 Today's Vision 15
- 17 Family Vision Care 14
- 18 Insight Eye Care 14
- 19 Professional Eye Care 13
- 20 Master Eye Associates 12
- 21 Premier Eyecare 12
- 22 Meijer Optical 11
- 23 Maine Optometry 10
- 24 Eyeland Optical 10
- 25 Shopko Optical 9
- 26 Visionary Eye Care 8
- 27 Success Vision Express 8
- 28 Vision Mart 7
- 29 Vision 4 Less 7
- 30 Walmart Vision Center 6
- 31 Shawnee Optical 5
- 32 Look Optical 5
- 33 The Eye Gallery 5
- 34 Family Vision Associates 5
- 35 Longe Optical 5
- 36 Clarity Vision 5
- 37 Vision Square Eyecare 4
- 38 Access Eye 4
- 39 Heartland Vision 4
- 40 Southeastern Retina Associates 4
- 41 Quick Fix Eyeglass Repair 4
- 42 Eyear Optical 3
- 43 Optometric Care 3
- 44 Designer Sunglasses 3
- 45 Optical World 3
- 46 Sunglass City 3
- 47 Philadelphia Vision Center 3
- 48 Hiemstra Optical 3
- 49 Harvey & Lewis Opticians 3
- 50 Urban Eyes 3
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