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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Russellville, AR area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Russellville, AR area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #137 of 400 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.2M
On medical and dental services · $984 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
84,932
+1.6% 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

Households in the Russellville area spend about $32.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $984 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per practice, 14% 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 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Russellville area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Russellville area in 2023. That is one for every 5,445 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Russellville area grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, the Russellville area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #137 of 400 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Russellville 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 Russellville, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureRussellville areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.74.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,4454,8055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$984$1,022$1,288
Median household income$57,102$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score5824

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
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
10The 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 Russellville 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 Russellville area

Population, 2025 estimate
84,932+1.6% since 2020
Households
32,671
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,741 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$57,102+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,829
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
34,546
Daytime population
84,258Residents 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 Russellville 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 Russellville 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 Russellville, AR area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 optometrists and eye clinics in the Russellville area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Russellville, AR area spend on medical and dental services?

About $32.2M a year, or $984 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 $3.6M 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 32,671 households in the Russellville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Russellville area has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Russellville area would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,445 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Russellville, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Russellville area at 84,932 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,671 households. Median household income in the Russellville area is $57,102, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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 Russellville area scores 58 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #137 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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