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Optometrists and eye clinics in Stone County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Stone County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,284 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
32,503
+4.1% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Stone County comes to about $17.4M a year: $1,284 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $8.7M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Stone County as of September 2026. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Stone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $316K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Stone County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stone County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Stone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Stone 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Stone County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureStone CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.53.74.1
Spending per listing$8.7M$3.8M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8745,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,284$1,389$1,288
Median household income$63,520$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored65

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$316K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Stone 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 Stone County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,503+4.1% since 2020
Households
13,530
Median age
52.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
464 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$63,520+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,807
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
7,170
Daytime population
25,642Residents 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 counties in Missouri for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Stone County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Christian County, MO8972.0$7.3M+8.3%#6 of 1,302
2Platte County, MO85163.6$4.4M+6.7%#16 of 1,302
3Cass County, MO84122.8$5.4M+7.1%#18 of 1,302
4Warren County, MO8453.6$4M+9.2%#24 of 1,302
5Newton County, MO8352.3$5.9M+6.1%#28 of 1,302
6Clay County, MO81373.6$4.2M+4.3%#47 of 1,302
7Greene County, MO79362.7$4.7M+3.3%#65 of 1,302
8Jefferson County, MO76293.3$4.4M+2.7%#113 of 1,302
9Jackson County, MO741043.4$4M+2.1%#139 of 1,302
10Cole County, MO71103.2$4.4M+1.7%#182 of 1,302
Stone County, MONot scored21.5$8.7M+4.1%

Other business types in Stone County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Stone County, MO?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Stone County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Stone County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Stone County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.4M a year, or $1,284 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 13,530 households in Stone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Stone County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Stone County would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Stone County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Stone County at 32,503 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,530 households. Median household income in Stone County is $63,520, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Stone County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Stone County

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