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Optometrists and eye clinics in Boone County, AR

How Boone County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.7M
On medical and dental services · $959 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,628
+3.3% 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

At $959 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $14.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Boone County as of September 2026. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,121 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Boone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Boone County 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 Boone County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureBoone CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.63.74.1
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,1214,8055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$959$1,022$1,288
Median household income$55,143$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$949K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Boone County, 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 Boone County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,628+3.3% since 2020
Households
15,363
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
590 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$55,143+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,107
Median home value
$188,900
Jobs located here
14,251
Daytime population
36,928Residents 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 counties in Arkansas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Boone County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Faulkner County, AR68153.0$3.5M+8.2%#241 of 1,302
2Saline County, AR6591.8$6.2M+7.6%#290 of 1,302
3Lonoke County, AR6272.5$4.4M+3.5%#359 of 1,302
4Benton County, AR61413.7$3.4M+16.0%#398 of 1,302
5Crawford County, AR4962.6$3.9M+4.1%#693 of 1,302
6Pope County, AR4772.9$3.5M+2.5%#738 of 1,302
7Garland County, AR44112.5$3.9M−0.6%#812 of 1,302
8Washington County, AR39474.8$2.3M+9.9%#934 of 1,302
9White County, AR32113.7$2.6M+4.2%#1,052 of 1,302
10Pulaski County, AR31844.9$2.2M+1.3%#1,075 of 1,302
Boone County, ARNot scored42.6$3.7M+3.3%

Other business types in Boone County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Boone County, AR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Boone County. 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 Boone County, AR spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.7M a year, or $959 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,363 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Boone County has 2.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.7M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Boone County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,121 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Boone County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Boone County at 38,628 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,363 households. Median household income in Boone County is $55,143, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. 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. Boone County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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