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Optometrists and eye clinics in Crawford County, KS
How Crawford County, KS 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #958 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On medical and dental services · $1,201 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,008
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,201 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $19M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.2M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Crawford County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Crawford County in 2023. That is one for every 2,640 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Crawford County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Crawford County is 37 (lower middle), #958 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in Kansas.
How Crawford County compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Crawford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,640 | 4,105 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,201 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,844 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,008+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,838
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 590 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $52,844+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,498
- Median home value
- $132,600
- Jobs located here
- 17,159
- Daytime population
- 39,240Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Crawford County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wyandotte County, KS | 78 | 12 | 1.9 | $6.6M | +1.0% | #73 of 1,302 |
| 2Leavenworth County, KS | 75 | 11 | 3.6 | $4.2M | +3.2% | #124 of 1,302 |
| 3Butler County, KS | 67 | 10 | 3.9 | $3.7M | +3.1% | #261 of 1,302 |
| 4Reno County, KS | 60 | 8 | 3.1 | $4M | −0.6% | #414 of 1,302 |
| 5Miami County, KS | 55 | 7 | 5.1 | $3M | +5.9% | #560 of 1,302 |
| 6Johnson County, KS | 52 | 163 | 6.5 | $2.6M | +4.2% | #648 of 1,302 |
| 7Geary County, KS | 48 | 5 | 3.5 | $3.5M | −1.2% | #725 of 1,302 |
| 8Pottawatomie County, KS | 47 | 6 | 6.4 | $2.4M | +6.9% | #756 of 1,302 |
| 9McPherson County, KS | 45 | 5 | 4.1 | $3.4M | −0.4% | #790 of 1,302 |
| 10Douglas County, KS | 45 | 29 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #801 of 1,302 |
| 14Crawford County, KS | 37 | 6 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #958 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Crawford 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Crawford County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Crawford County. 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 Crawford County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $19M a year, or $1,201 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 15,838 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, KS compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Crawford County has 3.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,640 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 39,008 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,838 households. Median household income in Crawford County is $52,844, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. 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. Crawford County scores 37 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #958 of 1,302 scored counties.
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