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Optometrists and eye clinics in Wichita County, TX
How Wichita County, TX 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #787 of 1,302 scored counties
#44 of 78 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,034 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,555
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 optometrists and eye clinics in Wichita County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 29%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,034 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Wichita County spend about $50.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 14 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.6M per practice, 16% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Wichita County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,902 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wichita County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Wichita County is 45 (lower middle), #787 of 1,302 scored counties and #44 of 78 scored counties in Texas.
How Wichita 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.
| Measure | Wichita County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,902 | 5,202 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,034 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,524 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Wichita 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 Wichita County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,5550.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,017
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 628 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $63,524+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,175
- Median home value
- $153,700
- Jobs located here
- 50,556
- Daytime population
- 130,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, TX | 84 | 15 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +20.5% | #19 of 1,302 |
| 2Guadalupe County, TX | 84 | 16 | 2.4 | $5M | +15.8% | #21 of 1,302 |
| 3Liberty County, TX | 81 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.8M | +31.3% | #45 of 1,302 |
| 4Ellis County, TX | 81 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +24.0% | #48 of 1,302 |
| 5Kaufman County, TX | 80 | 13 | 2.5 | $4.7M | +42.2% | #55 of 1,302 |
| 6Bastrop County, TX | 79 | 6 | 1.6 | $7.3M | +21.3% | #58 of 1,302 |
| 7Parker County, TX | 78 | 15 | 2.7 | $4.9M | +23.5% | #79 of 1,302 |
| 8San Patricio County, TX | 72 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +4.7% | #160 of 1,302 |
| 9Chambers County, TX | 71 | 7 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +22.6% | #192 of 1,302 |
| 10Harrison County, TX | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.4M | +4.6% | #210 of 1,302 |
| 44Wichita County, TX | 45 | 14 | 2.9 | $3.6M | 0.0% | #787 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Wichita 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 clinics24
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors49
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Wichita County, TX?
There are 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Wichita County as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Wichita County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $50.7M a year, or $1,034 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 49,017 households in Wichita County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wichita County, TX compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Wichita County has 2.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Wichita County would have about 16, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,902 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Wichita County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wichita County at 129,555 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,017 households. The median household income in Wichita County is $63,524 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Wichita County scores 45 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #787 of 1,302 scored counties.
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