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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pettis County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Pettis County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #936 of 1,302 scored counties
#26 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,254
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pettis County comes to about $21.4M a year: $1,257 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.1M per practice, 32% 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 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Pettis County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Pettis County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pettis County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Pettis County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #936 of 1,302 scored counties and #26 of 32 scored counties in Missouri.
How Pettis 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 | Pettis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,874 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,257 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,430 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 65 |
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
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pettis 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 Pettis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,254+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,996
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,820
- Median home value
- $166,300
- Jobs located here
- 20,518
- Daytime population
- 44,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Pettis County marked.
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 |
| 26Pettis County, MO | 39 | 10 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +2.9% | #936 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Pettis 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Pettis County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 optometrists and eye clinics in Pettis County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Pettis County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pettis County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.4M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 16,996 households in Pettis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pettis County, MO compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Pettis County has 5.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Pettis County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Pettis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Pettis County at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in Pettis County is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Pettis County scores 39 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #936 of 1,302 scored counties.
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