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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #310 of 386 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 200
- 43 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- −7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $563.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,078 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,341,412
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Memphis metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #310 of 386 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,078 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Memphis metro area spend about $563.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 200 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.8M per practice, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 200 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Memphis metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Memphis metro area was 74 in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 7,066 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Memphis metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Memphis metro area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Memphis metro area compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Memphis metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,066 | 6,347 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.9% | −1.8% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,078 | $1,088 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,401 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74−7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20043 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 180The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Memphis metro 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 Memphis metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,341,412−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 522,879
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $66,401
- Average household income
- $95,119
- Median home value
- $245,900
- Jobs located here
- 640,441
- Daytime population
- 1,368,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Knoxville, TN | 59 | 130 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +6.9% | #116 of 386 |
| 2Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 56 | 327 | 3.9 | $3M | +8.7% | #138 of 386 |
| 3Clarksville, TN-KY | 52 | 44 | 3.5 | $3M | +8.5% | #184 of 386 |
| 4Johnson City, TN | 49 | 25 | 2.8 | $3.5M | +4.3% | #209 of 386 |
| 5Morristown, TN | 49 | 15 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +7.9% | #210 of 386 |
| 6Chattanooga, TN-GA | 41 | 90 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +5.3% | #278 of 386 |
| 7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 38 | 45 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #295 of 386 |
| 8Cleveland, TN | 37 | 21 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +6.1% | #304 of 386 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 35 | 200 | 3.8 | $2.8M | −0.3% | #310 of 386 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 12 | 47 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +2.2% | #379 of 386 |
Other business types in the Memphis metro area
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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics44
- Chiropractors62
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 200 optometrists and eye clinics in the Memphis metro area. 43 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 7.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $563.7M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 522,879 households in the Memphis metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Memphis metro area has 3.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Memphis metro area would have about 180, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,066 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Memphis metro area at 1,341,412 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 522,879 households. Median household income in the Memphis metro area is $66,401, 18% 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. 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 Memphis metro area scores 35 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #310 of 386 scored metro areas.
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