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Optometrists and eye clinics in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #939 of 1,302 scored counties
#8 of 25 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.4M
- On medical and dental services · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $975 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Forrest County spend about $29.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 10 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.9M per practice, 6% 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 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Forrest County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 5,021 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Forrest County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #939 of 1,302 scored counties and #8 of 25 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,021 | 5,756 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $975 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jackson County, MS | 75 | 11 | 1.9 | $5.5M | +3.0% | #117 of 1,302 |
| 2Rankin County, MS | 62 | 20 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +3.2% | #369 of 1,302 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 53 | 32 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +6.3% | #621 of 1,302 |
| 4Harrison County, MS | 51 | 33 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +4.0% | #661 of 1,302 |
| 5Pearl River County, MS | 47 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #755 of 1,302 |
| 6Jones County, MS | 41 | 9 | 3.6 | $2.7M | −1.0% | #893 of 1,302 |
| 7Madison County, MS | 40 | 27 | 6.1 | $2M | +6.5% | #922 of 1,302 |
| 8Forrest County, MS | 38 | 10 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +1.1% | #939 of 1,302 |
| 9Lauderdale County, MS | 35 | 11 | 3.8 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #1,002 of 1,302 |
| 10Oktibbeha County, MS | 33 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +0.4% | #1,035 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 clinics18
- Dentists and orthodontists15
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Forrest County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 optometrists and eye clinics in Forrest County. 2 of them (20%) 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 Forrest County, MS spend on medical and dental services?
About $29.4M a year, or $975 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Forrest County has 3.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.9M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Forrest County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,021 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 38 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #939 of 1,302 scored counties.
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