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Optometrists and eye clinics in Pontotoc County, OK
How Pontotoc County, OK 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 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,252 of 1,302 scored counties
#23 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,528
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Pontotoc County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #1,252 of 1,302 scored counties and #23 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Pontotoc County comes to about $15.3M a year: $1,009 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per practice, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Pontotoc County has 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 61% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Pontotoc County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,522 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Pontotoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pontotoc County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Pontotoc County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,522 | 4,352 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,009 | $1,049 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,017 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $971K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,528+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 15,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 720 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $63,017+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,010
- Median home value
- $175,400
- Jobs located here
- 20,048
- Daytime population
- 41,723Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Pontotoc County marked.
Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 82 | 7 | 2.2 | $5.1M | +14.6% | #37 of 1,302 |
| 2Canadian County, OK | 69 | 15 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +20.4% | #212 of 1,302 |
| 3Creek County, OK | 61 | 8 | 2.8 | $3.6M | +4.4% | #392 of 1,302 |
| 4Pottawatomie County, OK | 60 | 7 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +3.5% | #417 of 1,302 |
| 5Rogers County, OK | 55 | 15 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +7.1% | #565 of 1,302 |
| 6Le Flore County, OK | 51 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +4.1% | #653 of 1,302 |
| 7Payne County, OK | 46 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #776 of 1,302 |
| 8Grady County, OK | 42 | 8 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +7.7% | #862 of 1,302 |
| 9Washington County, OK | 41 | 8 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #892 of 1,302 |
| 10Pittsburg County, OK | 37 | 5 | 2.8 | $3.4M | −1.1% | #957 of 1,302 |
| 23Pontotoc County, OK | 14 | 10 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +1.2% | #1,252 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Pontotoc 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 clinics23
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Pontotoc County, OK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 optometrists and eye clinics in Pontotoc County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. 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 Pontotoc County, OK spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.3M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 15,134 households in Pontotoc County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pontotoc County, OK compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Pontotoc County has 6.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Pontotoc County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,522 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Pontotoc County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pontotoc County at 38,528 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,134 households. Median household income in Pontotoc County is $63,017, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Pontotoc County scores 14 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,252 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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