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Optometrists and eye clinics in Seward County, KS

The optometrists and eye clinics in Seward County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,224 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 24 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,329 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,073
−3.6% 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

Seward County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,224 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 24 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Seward County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Seward County comes to about $9.6M a year: $1,329 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.6M per practice, 49% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Seward County in 2023. That is one for every 2,419 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seward County declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Seward 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 Seward County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureSeward CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.35.14.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,4194,1055,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−10.9%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,329$1,422$1,288
Median household income$63,827$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score1831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
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 Seward 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 Seward County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,073−3.6% since 2020
Households
7,257
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
640 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,284
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
10,899
Daytime population
22,008Residents 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 Seward 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
24Seward County, KS1868.3$1.6M−3.6%#1,224 of 1,302

Other business types in Seward County

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

Questions

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

Seward County has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Seward County, KS spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.6M a year, or $1,329 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 7,257 households in Seward County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seward County has 8.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Seward County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,419 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Seward County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Seward County at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in Seward County is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Seward County scores 18 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,224 of 1,302 scored counties.

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