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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Sikeston, MO area

How the Sikeston, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #168 of 400 scored small-town markets
#2 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,251 a household
Spending per listing
$4.1M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,978
−0.3% 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

At $1,251 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Sikeston area spend about $24.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.1M per practice, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Sikeston area as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Sikeston area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,302 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sikeston area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, the Sikeston area has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #168 of 400 scored small-town markets and #2 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.

How the Sikeston area 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 Sikeston, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSikeston areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.74.1
Spending per listing$4.1M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,3025,8745,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,251$1,389$1,288
Median household income$59,476$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score5465

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Sikeston area, 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 the Sikeston area

Population, 2025 estimate
49,978−0.3% since 2020
Households
19,809
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
832 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$59,476
Average household income
$77,543
Median home value
$143,300
Jobs located here
18,301
Daytime population
47,099Residents 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 small-town markets in Missouri for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sikeston area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Warrensburg, MO65125.7$2.3M+4.9%#86 of 400
2Sikeston, MO5463.0$4.1M−0.3%#168 of 400
3Kirksville, MO5454.8$2.6M+1.9%#174 of 400
Quincy, IL-MO52134.2$3.1M−2.0%#188 of 400
4Branson, MO51114.8$2.6M+1.7%#202 of 400
5Farmington, MO50114.4$2.8M+2.1%#208 of 400
6Sedalia, MO47105.9$2.1M+2.9%#238 of 400
7Hannibal, MO4685.2$2.4M+0.4%#242 of 400
8Moberly, MO3566.5$1.9M+0.2%#318 of 400
9Kennett, MO3354.4$2.6M−4.8%#322 of 400

Other business types in the Sikeston area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Sikeston, MO area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in the Sikeston area. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Sikeston, MO area spend on medical and dental services?

About $24.8M a year, or $1,251 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 19,809 households in the Sikeston area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sikeston area has 3.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.1M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Sikeston area would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,302 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sikeston, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Sikeston area at 49,978 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,809 households. Median household income in the Sikeston area is $59,476, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sikeston area scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #168 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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