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Optometrists and eye clinics in Dickinson County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Dickinson County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,340 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,637
+1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Dickinson County. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,340 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Dickinson County spend about $10.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.7M per practice, 14% 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 Dickinson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,672 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Dickinson County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Dickinson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dickinson 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Dickinson County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureDickinson CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.14.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,6724,1055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,340$1,422$1,288
Median household income$68,417$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$691K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,637+1.4% since 2020
Households
8,016
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
847 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$68,417+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,390
Median home value
$146,800
Jobs located here
6,262
Daytime population
16,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Dickinson County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wyandotte County, KS78121.9$6.6M+1.0%#73 of 1,302
2Leavenworth County, KS75113.6$4.2M+3.2%#124 of 1,302
3Butler County, KS67103.9$3.7M+3.1%#261 of 1,302
4Reno County, KS6083.1$4M−0.6%#414 of 1,302
5Miami County, KS5575.1$3M+5.9%#560 of 1,302
6Johnson County, KS521636.5$2.6M+4.2%#648 of 1,302
7Geary County, KS4853.5$3.5M−1.2%#725 of 1,302
8Pottawatomie County, KS4766.4$2.4M+6.9%#756 of 1,302
9McPherson County, KS4554.1$3.4M−0.4%#790 of 1,302
10Douglas County, KS45295.8$2.4M+1.8%#801 of 1,302
Dickinson County, KSNot scored45.0$2.7M+1.4%

Other business types in Dickinson County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Dickinson County, KS?

Dickinson County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Dickinson County, KS spend on medical and dental services?

About $10.7M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 8,016 households in Dickinson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dickinson County has 5.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Dickinson County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,672 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Dickinson County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Dickinson County at 18,637 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,016 households. The median household income in Dickinson County is $68,417 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. 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. Dickinson County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County

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