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Optometrists and eye clinics in Hancock County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Hancock County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,058 a household
Spending per listing
$21.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
46,873
+1.6% since 2020

See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in Hancock County

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Hancock County. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households.

At $1,058 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $21.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $21.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Hancock County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Hancock County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hancock 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Hancock County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureHancock CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.53.94.1
Spending per listing$21.4M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7565,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,058$992$1,288
Median household income$67,708$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored16

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,873+1.6% since 2020
Households
20,237
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
97
Median household income
$67,708+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,339
Median home value
$224,200
Jobs located here
13,768
Daytime population
41,525Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Mississippi

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The highest-scoring counties in Mississippi for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with Hancock County marked.

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson County, MS75111.9$5.5M+3.0%#117 of 1,302
2Rankin County, MS62203.3$3.4M+3.2%#369 of 1,302
3DeSoto County, MS53324.5$2.6M+6.3%#621 of 1,302
4Harrison County, MS51334.0$2.5M+4.0%#661 of 1,302
5Pearl River County, MS4794.1$2.4M+5.6%#755 of 1,302
6Jones County, MS4193.6$2.7M−1.0%#893 of 1,302
7Madison County, MS40276.1$2M+6.5%#922 of 1,302
8Forrest County, MS38103.3$2.9M+1.1%#939 of 1,302
9Lauderdale County, MS35113.8$2.5M−3.2%#1,002 of 1,302
10Oktibbeha County, MS3383.7$2.6M+0.4%#1,035 of 1,302
Hancock County, MSNot scored10.5$21.4M+1.6%

Other business types in Hancock County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Hancock County, MS?

Hancock County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Hancock County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hancock County, MS spend on medical and dental services?

About $21.4M a year, or $1,058 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $21.4M 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 20,237 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hancock County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Hancock County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Hancock County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Hancock County at 46,873 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,237 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $67,708 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.7% 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. Hancock County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hancock County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Hancock County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Hancock County?

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