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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Batesville, AR area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Batesville, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #327 of 400 scored small-town markets
#5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.3M
On medical and dental services · $978 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,785
+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

For optometrists and eye clinics, the Batesville area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #327 of 400 scored small-town markets and #5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 optometrists and eye clinics in the Batesville area. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Batesville area comes to about $14.3M a year: $978 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.6M per practice, 49% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Batesville area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,879 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Batesville area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Batesville 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 Batesville, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBatesville areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.13.74.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,8794,8055,742
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$978$1,022$1,288
Median household income$56,609$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3324

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
28
Annual payroll, 2023
$977K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Batesville 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 Batesville area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,785+2.2% since 2020
Households
14,638
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$56,609
Average household income
$78,952
Median home value
$142,600
Jobs located here
18,686
Daytime population
41,118Residents 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 Batesville 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

Other business types in the Batesville 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 Batesville, AR area?

The Batesville area has 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Batesville, AR area spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.3M a year, or $978 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 14,638 households in the Batesville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Batesville area has 6.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Batesville area would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,879 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Batesville, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Batesville area at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. The median household income in the Batesville area is $56,609 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Batesville area scores 33 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #327 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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