Health care · County · Missouri
Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Louis city, MO
How St. Louis city, 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #194 of 1,302 scored counties
#11 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 31
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $185.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,278 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Louis city. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in St. Louis city spend about $185.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,278 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 31 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $6M per practice, 91% 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 St. Louis city was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 13,172 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, St. Louis city has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #194 of 1,302 scored counties and #11 of 32 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,172 | 5,874 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,278 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The 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 St. Louis city, 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 St. Louis city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
| 11St. Louis city, MO | 70 | 31 | 2.1 | $6M | −7.4% | #194 of 1,302 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists69
- Primary care and pediatrics59
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics55
- Chiropractors66
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Louis city, MO?
St. Louis city has 31 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) 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 St. Louis city, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $185.1M a year, or $1,278 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Louis city has 2.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 59, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,172 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% 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. St. Louis city scores 70 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #194 of 1,302 scored counties.
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