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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Morgan City, LA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Morgan City, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #289 of 400 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On medical and dental services · $943 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
7% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,552
−5.3% 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

Households in the Morgan City area spend about $17.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $943 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per practice, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

The Morgan City area has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Morgan City area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 6,154 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Morgan City area from 2020 to 2025 at −5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Morgan City area is 39 (lower middle), #289 of 400 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.

How the Morgan City area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Morgan City, LA area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan City areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.23.54.1
Spending per listing$2.9M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,1547,1625,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$943$1,036$1,288
Median household income$52,576$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3934

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$505K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 the Morgan City 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 Morgan City area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,552−5.3% since 2020
Households
18,463
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
559 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$52,576+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,245
Median home value
$138,900
Jobs located here
20,344
Daytime population
47,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Morgan City area marked.

Top small-town markets in Louisiana

Small-town markets in Louisiana ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Iberia, LA5862.2$4.3M−4.6%#135 of 400
2Opelousas, LA5872.2$4.1M−1.9%#136 of 400
Natchez, MS-LA4452.4$3.7M−0.9%#254 of 400
3Morgan City, LA3963.2$2.9M−5.3%#289 of 400
4Ruston, LA3963.2$2.8M+0.1%#290 of 400
5Bogalusa, LA1495.1$1.8M−0.9%#387 of 400
6Minden, LA674.9$1.8M−5.2%#398 of 400

Other business types in the Morgan City area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Morgan City, LA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in the Morgan City area. One of them (17%) 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 the Morgan City, LA area spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.4M a year, or $943 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 18,463 households in the Morgan City area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Morgan City, LA area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Morgan City area has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,154 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Morgan City, LA area growing?

Population estimates put the Morgan City area at 46,552 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,463 households. Median household income in the Morgan City area is $52,576, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Morgan City area scores 39 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #289 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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