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Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Louis County, MO
How St. Louis 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #777 of 1,302 scored counties
#21 of 32 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 228
- 58 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $637.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,541 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 228 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Louis County. 58 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in St. Louis County comes to about $637.9M a year: $1,541 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in St. Louis County was 90 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,598 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $577K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in St. Louis County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Louis County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in St. Louis County is 46 (lower middle), #777 of 1,302 scored counties and #21 of 32 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.8M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,598 | 5,874 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +7.3% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,541 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 90+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22858 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 204The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $577K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
| 21St. Louis County, MO | 46 | 228 | 5.5 | $2.8M | −1.2% | #777 of 1,302 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists41
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics56
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Louis County, MO?
There are 228 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in St. Louis County as of September 2026. 58 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $637.9M a year, or $1,541 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 228 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Louis County has 5.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 204, against 228 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,598 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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 County scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #777 of 1,302 scored counties.
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