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Optometrists and eye clinics in Cass County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #18 of 1,302 scored counties
#3 of 32 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
12
6 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$64.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,500 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,859
+7.1% 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

For optometrists and eye clinics, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #18 of 1,302 scored counties and #3 of 32 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 optometrists and eye clinics in Cass County. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Cass County spend about $64.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,500 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 72% above 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Cass County in 2023. That is one for every 6,172 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Cass County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.74.1
Spending per listing$5.4M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,1725,8745,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,500$1,389$1,288
Median household income$87,535$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score8465

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 7
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
126 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,859+7.1% since 2020
Households
43,206
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
697 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$87,535+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,544
Median home value
$292,400
Jobs located here
30,659
Daytime population
87,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Christian County, MO8972.0$7.3M+8.3%#6 of 1,302
2Platte County, MO85163.6$4.4M+6.7%#16 of 1,302
3Cass County, MO84122.8$5.4M+7.1%#18 of 1,302
4Warren County, MO8453.6$4M+9.2%#24 of 1,302
5Newton County, MO8352.3$5.9M+6.1%#28 of 1,302
6Clay County, MO81373.6$4.2M+4.3%#47 of 1,302
7Greene County, MO79362.7$4.7M+3.3%#65 of 1,302
8Jefferson County, MO76293.3$4.4M+2.7%#113 of 1,302
9Jackson County, MO741043.4$4M+2.1%#139 of 1,302
10Cole County, MO71103.2$4.4M+1.7%#182 of 1,302

Other business types in Cass County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Cass County, MO?

Cass County has 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Cass County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $64.8M a year, or $1,500 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 43,206 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.4M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Cass County would have about 21, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,172 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 115,859 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,206 households. The median household income in Cass County is $87,535 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Cass County scores 84 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #18 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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