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Optometrists and eye clinics in Garland County, AR
How Garland 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 · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #812 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.7M
- On medical and dental services · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,695
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 optometrists and eye clinics in Garland County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Garland County comes to about $42.7M a year: $978 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 24% above 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Garland County in 2023. That is one for every 4,852 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Garland County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Garland County is 44 (lower middle), #812 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Garland 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.
| Measure | Garland County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,852 | 4,805 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $978 | $1,022 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,181 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Garland 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 Garland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,695−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 43,667
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 678 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,181+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,414
- Median home value
- $194,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,998
- Daytime population
- 100,390Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Faulkner County, AR | 68 | 15 | 3.0 | $3.5M | +8.2% | #241 of 1,302 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 65 | 9 | 1.8 | $6.2M | +7.6% | #290 of 1,302 |
| 3Lonoke County, AR | 62 | 7 | 2.5 | $4.4M | +3.5% | #359 of 1,302 |
| 4Benton County, AR | 61 | 41 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +16.0% | #398 of 1,302 |
| 5Crawford County, AR | 49 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.9M | +4.1% | #693 of 1,302 |
| 6Pope County, AR | 47 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.5M | +2.5% | #738 of 1,302 |
| 7Garland County, AR | 44 | 11 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.6% | #812 of 1,302 |
| 8Washington County, AR | 39 | 47 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +9.9% | #934 of 1,302 |
| 9White County, AR | 32 | 11 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #1,052 of 1,302 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 31 | 84 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #1,075 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Garland County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics15
- Dentists and orthodontists23
- Primary care and pediatrics20
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors27
- Physical therapy10
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Garland County, AR?
There are 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Garland County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Garland County, AR spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.7M 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 11 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 43,667 households in Garland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garland County, AR compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Garland County has 2.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.9M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Garland County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,852 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Garland County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Garland County at 99,695 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,667 households. The median household income in Garland County is $57,181 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. 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. Garland County scores 44 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #812 of 1,302 scored counties.
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