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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Lawrence, KS metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Lawrence, KS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #313 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 29
- 6 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71M
- On medical and dental services · $1,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Lawrence metro area is 35 (lower middle), #313 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 optometrists and eye clinics in the Lawrence metro area. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,410 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the Lawrence metro area spend about $71M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.4M per practice, 22% 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Lawrence metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,582 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $107K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Lawrence metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lawrence metro area grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lawrence metro area 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 | Lawrence metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,582 | 4,105 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,410 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 296 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $107K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Lawrence metro 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 Lawrence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawrence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 69 | 367 | 4.1 | $3.7M | +3.4% | #58 of 386 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 57 | 16 | 3.4 | $3.8M | −2.0% | #124 of 386 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 53 | 33 | 4.2 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #168 of 386 |
| 1Topeka, KS | 41 | 40 | 4.1 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #274 of 386 |
| 2Lawrence, KS | 35 | 29 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +1.8% | #313 of 386 |
| 3Wichita, KS | 34 | 142 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +2.4% | #317 of 386 |
| 4Manhattan, KS | 31 | 27 | 5.3 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #327 of 386 |
Other business types in the Lawrence metro area
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 clinics77
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics83
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy78
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Lawrence, KS metro area?
There are 29 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Lawrence metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Lawrence, KS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $71M a year, or $1,410 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 50,406 households in the Lawrence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lawrence, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Lawrence metro area has 5.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Lawrence metro area would have about 23, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,582 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lawrence, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lawrence metro area at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in the Lawrence metro area is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. The Lawrence metro area scores 35 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #313 of 386 scored metro areas.
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