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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Jackson, MS metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Jackson, MS metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #368 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 97
- 14 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $246.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,035 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 609,847
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Jackson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #368 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 97 optometrists and eye clinics in the Jackson metro area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Jackson metro area comes to about $246.2M a year: $1,035 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 97 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.5M per practice, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 41 businesses with payroll in the Jackson metro area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,801 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Jackson metro area. Population estimates show the Jackson metro area declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Jackson metro area 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 | Jackson metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,801 | 5,756 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,035 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,644 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41
- Employees, 2023
- 333
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Jackson 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 Jackson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 609,847−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 237,841
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 6,014 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $61,644
- Average household income
- $87,121
- Median home value
- $200,500
- Jobs located here
- 294,327
- Daytime population
- 642,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jackson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 65 | 47 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +3.5% | #81 of 386 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 35 | 200 | 3.8 | $2.8M | −0.3% | #310 of 386 |
| 2Hattiesburg, MS | 30 | 33 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #342 of 386 |
| 3Jackson, MS | 22 | 97 | 4.1 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #368 of 386 |
Other business types in the Jackson 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists13
- Primary care and pediatrics16
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care22
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Jackson, MS metro area?
The Jackson metro area has 97 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Jackson, MS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $246.2M a year, or $1,035 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 237,841 households in the Jackson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jackson, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Jackson metro area has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Jackson metro area would have about 79, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,801 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Jackson, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jackson metro area at 609,847 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 237,841 households. The median household income in the Jackson metro area is $61,644 a year, 24% below 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 Jackson metro area scores 22 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #368 of 386 scored metro areas.
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