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Optometrists and eye clinics in Ford County, KS
The optometrists and eye clinics in Ford County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,115 of 1,302 scored counties
#21 of 24 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16M
- On medical and dental services · $1,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,993
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Ford County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,115 of 1,302 scored counties and #21 of 24 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Ford County comes to about $16M a year: $1,353 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 9 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.8M per practice, 43% below 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 Ford County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Ford County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,932 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ford County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ford 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 | Ford County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,932 | 4,105 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,353 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,781 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Ford 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 Ford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,993−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 11,796
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,098 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $70,781+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,372
- Median home value
- $151,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,900
- Daytime population
- 35,172Residents 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 Ford 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 |
| 21Ford County, KS | 28 | 9 | 7.6 | $1.8M | −0.6% | #1,115 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Ford County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Ford County, KS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Ford County. One of them (11%) 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 Ford County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $16M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 11,796 households in Ford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ford County, KS compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Ford County has 7.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Ford County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,932 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Ford County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Ford County at 33,993 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,796 households. Median household income in Ford County is $70,781, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Ford County scores 28 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,115 of 1,302 scored counties.
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