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Optometrists and eye clinics in Independence County, AR
The optometrists and eye clinics in Independence County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,163 of 1,302 scored counties
#12 of 21 scored counties 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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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Independence County is 24 (low), #1,163 of 1,302 scored counties and #12 of 21 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Independence County comes to about $14.3M a year: $978 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Independence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 49% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Independence County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,879 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Independence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Independence 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 | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.7M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,879 | 4,805 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 24 | 24 |
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 Independence 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 Independence County
- 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+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- 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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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 |
| 12Independence County, AR | 24 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #1,163 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Independence 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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics27
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Independence County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Independence County. 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 Independence County, AR 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. 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Independence County 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 U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Independence County 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 Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 24 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,163 of 1,302 scored counties.
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