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Optometrists and eye clinics in Riley County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Riley County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #950 of 1,302 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,316 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,598
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Riley County spend about $36.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,316 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Riley County has 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Riley County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,616 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Riley County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Riley County is 38 (lower middle), #950 of 1,302 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Kansas.
How Riley 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 | Riley County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,616 | 4,105 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −10.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,316 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,098 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Riley 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 Riley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,598+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,695
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,486
- Median home value
- $237,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,758
- Daytime population
- 75,612Residents 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 Riley 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 |
| 13Riley County, KS | 38 | 16 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +0.8% | #950 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Riley 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics59
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors33
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Riley County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Riley County. 3 of them (19%) 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 Riley County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $36.5M a year, or $1,316 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Riley County, KS compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Riley County has 5.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Riley County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,616 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Riley County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 38 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #950 of 1,302 scored counties.
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