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Optometrists and eye clinics in Panola County, TX

The optometrists and eye clinics in Panola County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,066 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,018
+2.3% 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

At $1,066 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Panola County spend about $9.5M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 3 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Panola County has 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Panola County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Panola County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Panola County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Panola County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Panola County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePanola CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.44.54.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,2025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,066$1,164$1,288
Median household income$64,894$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Panola 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 Panola County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,018+2.3% since 2020
Households
8,898
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
811 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$64,894+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,837
Median home value
$158,100
Jobs located here
7,678
Daytime population
21,066Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Panola County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, TX84152.3$5.1M+20.5%#19 of 1,302
2Guadalupe County, TX84162.4$5M+15.8%#21 of 1,302
3Liberty County, TX8172.2$4.8M+31.3%#45 of 1,302
4Ellis County, TX81233.2$3.9M+24.0%#48 of 1,302
5Kaufman County, TX80132.5$4.7M+42.2%#55 of 1,302
6Bastrop County, TX7961.6$7.3M+21.3%#58 of 1,302
7Parker County, TX78152.7$4.9M+23.5%#79 of 1,302
8San Patricio County, TX7262.4$4.5M+4.7%#160 of 1,302
9Chambers County, TX7174.1$3.2M+22.6%#192 of 1,302
10Harrison County, TX6951.9$5.4M+4.6%#210 of 1,302
Panola County, TXNot scored33.4$3.2M+2.3%

Other business types in Panola County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Panola County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Panola County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Panola County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Panola County, TX spend on medical and dental services?

About $9.5M a year, or $1,066 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 8,898 households in Panola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Panola County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Panola County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Panola County at 23,018 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,898 households. Median household income in Panola County is $64,894, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Panola County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Panola County

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