Health care · Small-town market · Mississippi
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Tupelo, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Tupelo, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 400 scored small-town markets
#9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,016 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 133,167
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Tupelo area is 28 (lower middle), #351 of 400 scored small-town markets and #9 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $1,016 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Tupelo area spend about $52.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 30% 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 24 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Tupelo area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Tupelo area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,047 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Tupelo area grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tupelo 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 | Tupelo area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,047 | 5,756 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,016 | $992 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,170 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Tupelo 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 Tupelo area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 133,167+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 51,805
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 95
- Median household income
- $63,170
- Average household income
- $84,752
- Median home value
- $170,600
- Jobs located here
- 68,715
- Daytime population
- 143,876Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Tupelo area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 55 | 9 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #167 of 400 |
| 2McComb, MS | 50 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.6M | −2.6% | #204 of 400 |
| 3Laurel, MS | 50 | 10 | 3.2 | $3M | −1.5% | #206 of 400 |
| 4Starkville, MS | 45 | 9 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +0.8% | #247 of 400 |
| 5Natchez, MS-LA | 44 | 5 | 2.4 | $3.7M | −0.9% | #254 of 400 |
| 6Meridian, MS | 39 | 13 | 3.8 | $2.5M | −3.2% | #297 of 400 |
| 7Greenville, MS | 30 | 6 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −9.4% | #341 of 400 |
| 8Oxford, MS | 30 | 16 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +5.3% | #343 of 400 |
| 9Tupelo, MS | 28 | 24 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +0.8% | #351 of 400 |
| 10Vicksburg, MS | 25 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.5M | −6.3% | #358 of 400 |
Other business types in the Tupelo 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists22
- Primary care and pediatrics25
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Tupelo, MS area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 optometrists and eye clinics in the Tupelo area. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Tupelo, MS area spend on medical and dental services?
About $52.6M a year, or $1,016 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 51,805 households in the Tupelo area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tupelo, MS area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Tupelo area has 4.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Tupelo area would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,047 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Tupelo, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Tupelo area at 133,167 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,805 households. Median household income in the Tupelo area is $63,170, 22% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Tupelo area scores 28 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #351 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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