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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Magnolia, AR area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 8 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #397 of 400 scored small-town markets
#9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8M
On medical and dental services · $955 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,894
−3.7% 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 Magnolia area has a Groundwork market score of 8 (very low): #397 of 400 scored small-town markets and #9 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in the Magnolia area. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Magnolia area comes to about $8M a year: $955 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Magnolia area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,803 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Magnolia area declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Magnolia 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 Magnolia, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureMagnolia areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.93.74.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,8034,8055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$955$1,022$1,288
Median household income$55,334$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score824

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$320K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia area

Population, 2025 estimate
21,894−3.7% since 2020
Households
8,409
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
766 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$55,334+52.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,996
Median home value
$152,100
Jobs located here
7,940
Daytime population
21,908Residents 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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia, AR area?

There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Magnolia area as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. 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 Magnolia, AR area spend on medical and dental services?

About $8M a year, or $955 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 8,409 households in the Magnolia area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Magnolia area has 5.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% 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 Magnolia area would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,803 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Magnolia, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Magnolia area at 21,894 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,409 households. The median household income in the Magnolia area is $55,334 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.9% 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 Magnolia area scores 8 for optometrists and eye clinics (very low), #397 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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