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Optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, MO
How Franklin 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #682 of 1,302 scored counties
#18 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 21
- 5 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $59.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,386 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 108,090
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,386 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $59.7M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 9% 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 11 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,912 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County is 50 (upper middle), #682 of 1,302 scored counties and #18 of 32 scored counties in Missouri.
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,912 | 5,874 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,386 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,165 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 108,090+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 43,036
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $73,165+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,432
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 38,594
- Daytime population
- 91,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christian County, MO | 89 | 7 | 2.0 | $7.3M | +8.3% | #6 of 1,302 |
| 2Platte County, MO | 85 | 16 | 3.6 | $4.4M | +6.7% | #16 of 1,302 |
| 3Cass County, MO | 84 | 12 | 2.8 | $5.4M | +7.1% | #18 of 1,302 |
| 4Warren County, MO | 84 | 5 | 3.6 | $4M | +9.2% | #24 of 1,302 |
| 5Newton County, MO | 83 | 5 | 2.3 | $5.9M | +6.1% | #28 of 1,302 |
| 6Clay County, MO | 81 | 37 | 3.6 | $4.2M | +4.3% | #47 of 1,302 |
| 7Greene County, MO | 79 | 36 | 2.7 | $4.7M | +3.3% | #65 of 1,302 |
| 8Jefferson County, MO | 76 | 29 | 3.3 | $4.4M | +2.7% | #113 of 1,302 |
| 9Jackson County, MO | 74 | 104 | 3.4 | $4M | +2.1% | #139 of 1,302 |
| 10Cole County, MO | 71 | 10 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +1.7% | #182 of 1,302 |
| 18Franklin County, MO | 50 | 21 | 4.9 | $2.8M | +3.1% | #682 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Franklin County
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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists67
- Primary care and pediatrics75
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy75
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Franklin County, MO?
There are 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $59.7M a year, or $1,386 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 43,036 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, MO compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Franklin County has 4.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Franklin County would have about 19, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,912 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 108,090 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,036 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $73,165 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Franklin County scores 50 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #682 of 1,302 scored counties.
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