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Optometrists and eye clinics in Sedgwick County, KS
The optometrists and eye clinics in Sedgwick County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #879 of 1,302 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 123
- 19 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $283.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 optometrists and eye clinics in Sedgwick County. 19 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Sedgwick County spend about $283.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,372 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per practice, 26% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Sedgwick County classed as offices of optometrists, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 4,220 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Sedgwick County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sedgwick County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Sedgwick County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #879 of 1,302 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,220 | 4,105 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −10.9% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,372 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 49−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 415
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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 |
| 11Sedgwick County, KS | 42 | 123 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #879 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Sedgwick 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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics54
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Sedgwick County, KS?
There are 123 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Sedgwick County as of September 2026. 19 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on medical and dental services?
About $283.6M a year, or $1,372 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Sedgwick County has 5.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 91, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,220 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 42 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #879 of 1,302 scored counties.
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