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Optometrists and eye clinics in Rankin County, MS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #369 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 25 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$68.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,133 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,181
+3.2% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Rankin County comes to about $68.2M a year: $1,133 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per practice, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Rankin County has 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Rankin County in 2023. That is one for every 7,517 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Rankin County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rankin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Rankin County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #369 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 25 scored counties in Mississippi.

How Rankin 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 Rankin County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureRankin CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.94.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment7,5175,7565,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,133$992$1,288
Median household income$79,357$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score6216

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
202 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Rankin 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 Rankin County

Population, 2025 estimate
162,181+3.2% since 2020
Households
60,133
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
776 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,005
Median home value
$237,400
Jobs located here
73,389
Daytime population
161,778Residents 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 Rankin 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

Other business types in Rankin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 optometrists and eye clinics in Rankin County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $68.2M a year, or $1,133 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rankin 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 $3.4M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Rankin County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,517 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 62 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #369 of 1,302 scored counties.

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