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Optometrists and eye clinics in Wayne County, MS

How Wayne County, MS compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
1
1 chain location (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.7M
On medical and dental services · $871 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,807
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Wayne County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Wayne County spend about $6.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $871 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.7M per practice. 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 Wayne County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Wayne County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Wayne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.33.94.1
Spending per listing$6.7M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7565,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$871$992$1,288
Median household income$37,619$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
11 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,8070.0% since 2020
Households
7,681
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
811 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$37,619−0.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,777
Median home value
$91,100
Jobs located here
4,625
Daytime population
16,686Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, MSNot scored11.3$6.7M0.0%

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

Wayne 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 Wayne County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $6.7M a year, or $871 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 7,681 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne 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, Wayne County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Wayne County, MS growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 19,807 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,681 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $37,619 a year, 53% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 0.2% 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. Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

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