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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sharp County, AR

The optometrists and eye clinics in Sharp County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On medical and dental services · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,122
+4.7% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Sharp County comes to about $6.3M a year: $912 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sharp County as of September 2026. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Sharp County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Sharp County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Sharp County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sharp 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 Sharp County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureSharp CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.74.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$2.7M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$912$1,022$1,288
Median household income$44,637$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Sharp 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 Sharp County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,122+4.7% since 2020
Households
6,856
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$44,637+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,113
Median home value
$105,100
Jobs located here
3,642
Daytime population
15,978Residents 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 Sharp 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
Sharp County, ARNot scored22.9$3.1M+4.7%

Other business types in Sharp County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Sharp County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Sharp County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Sharp County, AR spend on medical and dental services?

About $6.3M a year, or $912 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 6,856 households in Sharp County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sharp County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Sharp County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Sharp County at 18,122 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,856 households. Median household income in Sharp County is $44,637, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Sharp County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Sharp County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Sharp County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Sharp County?

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