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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #320 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 53
- 14 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $123.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #320 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area comes to about $123.3M a year: $1,174 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 53 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.3M per practice, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 53 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area as of September 2026. 14 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 5,004 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area grew 5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro 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.
| Measure | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,004 | 7,162 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,174 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baton Rouge, LA | 59 | 103 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +2.1% | #113 of 386 |
| 2Lake Charles, LA | 50 | 26 | 2.8 | $3.8M | −3.8% | #197 of 386 |
| 3Hammond, LA | 49 | 17 | 3.3 | $3M | +5.8% | #213 of 386 |
| 4Monroe, LA | 45 | 25 | 2.9 | $3.4M | −1.9% | #247 of 386 |
| 5New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 37 | 143 | 3.6 | $2.9M | −3.4% | #299 of 386 |
| 6Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 33 | 53 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +5.3% | #320 of 386 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 28 | 66 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +3.8% | #349 of 386 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 25 | 67 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −2.3% | #361 of 386 |
| 9Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 24 | 33 | 4.1 | $2.5M | −3.5% | #363 of 386 |
| 10Alexandria, LA | 22 | 20 | 3.5 | $2.8M | −2.5% | #367 of 386 |
Other business types in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics30
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics27
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 optometrists and eye clinics in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. 14 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $123.3M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 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 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 5.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% 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 U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 39, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,004 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 33 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #320 of 386 scored metro areas.
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