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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bremer County, IA

How Bremer County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,453 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,296
+1.1% 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

At $1,453 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Bremer County spend about $14.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Bremer County as of September 2026. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Bremer County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Bremer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bremer County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Bremer County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBremer CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.14.14.1
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,453$1,412$1,288
Median household income$86,784$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
31 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 Bremer 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 Bremer County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,296+1.1% since 2020
Households
9,716
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$86,784+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,261
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
9,443
Daytime population
21,993Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Iowa

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

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Story County, IA75143.6$3.9M+2.7%#125 of 1,302
2Warren County, IA6894.4$3.6M+9.0%#237 of 1,302
3Scott County, IA65273.7$3.9M+0.4%#298 of 1,302
4Marshall County, IA6453.2$4.2M−0.5%#317 of 1,302
5Dallas County, IA64225.2$3.3M+17.8%#327 of 1,302
6Marion County, IA6253.8$3.8M+2.3%#365 of 1,302
7Clinton County, IA6273.6$3.8M−0.9%#366 of 1,302
8Polk County, IA591105.4$2.8M+4.8%#454 of 1,302
9Linn County, IA58414.3$3.4M+0.7%#467 of 1,302
10Black Hawk County, IA58224.0$3.3M+0.4%#469 of 1,302
Bremer County, IANot scored33.1$4.7M+1.1%

Other business types in Bremer County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Bremer County, IA?

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

How much do households in Bremer County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.1M a year, or $1,453 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 9,716 households in Bremer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bremer County has 3.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.7M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bremer County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Bremer County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Bremer County at 25,296 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,716 households. Median household income in Bremer County is $86,784, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Bremer 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 Bremer County

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