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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Arkadelphia, AR area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Arkadelphia, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On medical and dental services · $941 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,938
−2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in the Arkadelphia area. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in the Arkadelphia area spend about $7.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $941 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.9M per practice, 39% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Arkadelphia area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,707 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Arkadelphia area declined 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, the Arkadelphia area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Arkadelphia area compares

The same measures for Arkansas 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 Arkadelphia, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureArkadelphia areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.74.1
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,7074,8055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$941$1,022$1,288
Median household income$52,034$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$589K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Arkadelphia 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 Arkadelphia area

Population, 2025 estimate
20,938−2.2% since 2020
Households
8,121
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
866 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$52,034+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,512
Median home value
$155,000
Jobs located here
7,786
Daytime population
20,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Arkadelphia area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Russellville, AR5892.8$3.6M+1.6%#137 of 400
2Searcy, AR40113.7$2.6M+4.2%#282 of 400
3Pine Bluff, AR3593.3$2.8M−5.6%#313 of 400
4Mountain Home, AR3484.1$2.3M+3.1%#319 of 400
5Batesville, AR3396.1$1.6M+2.2%#327 of 400
6Paragould, AR23105.6$1.7M+3.4%#369 of 400
7Camden, AR1454.8$1.9M−3.6%#386 of 400
8Blytheville, AR1095.8$1.7M−6.7%#393 of 400
9Magnolia, AR855.9$1.6M−3.7%#397 of 400
Arkadelphia, ARNot scored44.9$1.9M−2.2%

Other business types in the Arkadelphia 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 Arkadelphia, AR area?

The Arkadelphia area has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Arkadelphia, AR area spend on medical and dental services?

About $7.6M a year, or $941 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 8,121 households in the Arkadelphia area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Arkadelphia, AR area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Arkadelphia area has 4.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Arkadelphia area would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,707 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Arkadelphia, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Arkadelphia area at 20,938 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,121 households. The median household income in the Arkadelphia area is $52,034 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Arkadelphia area has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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