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Optometrists and eye clinics in Greene County, MO
How Greene 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 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #65 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 36
- 11 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $170M
- On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 309,286
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Greene County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #65 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 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 36 optometrists and eye clinics in Greene County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 31%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Greene County spend about $170M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,298 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 36 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.7M per practice, 51% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Greene County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 8,730 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $840K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Greene County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greene County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Greene 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 | Greene County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,730 | 5,874 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,298 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,479 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $840K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 309,286+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 130,951
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $61,479+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,469
- Median home value
- $221,300
- Jobs located here
- 183,863
- Daytime population
- 359,380Residents 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 |
Other business types in Greene 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 clinics49
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics68
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics28
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care79
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Greene County, MO?
Greene County has 36 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Greene County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $170M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 130,951 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, MO compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Greene County has 2.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.7M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Greene County would have about 54, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,730 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 309,286 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,951 households. The median household income in Greene County is $61,479 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Greene County scores 79 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #65 of 1,302 scored counties.
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