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Optometrists and eye clinics in Beltrami County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Beltrami County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,345 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
95% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,055
+1.8% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Beltrami County comes to about $24.4M a year: $1,345 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 95% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Beltrami County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Beltrami County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 6,057 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Beltrami County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Beltrami County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Beltrami County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Beltrami County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBeltrami CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.84.1
Spending per listing$6.1M$4.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,0576,1065,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,345$1,550$1,288
Median household income$68,975$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$788K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Beltrami 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 Beltrami County

Population, 2025 estimate
47,055+1.8% since 2020
Households
18,172
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,694
Median home value
$237,500
Jobs located here
21,323
Daytime population
47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chisago County, MN9052.3$6.8M+4.3%#5 of 1,302
2Rice County, MN8952.1$6.9M+4.2%#7 of 1,302
3Anoka County, MN86372.7$6M+4.7%#13 of 1,302
4Washington County, MN84484.5$3.9M+6.9%#25 of 1,302
5Dakota County, MN83573.3$5.1M+3.9%#31 of 1,302
6Olmsted County, MN81203.0$5.4M+2.3%#43 of 1,302
7Sherburne County, MN80113.1$5.3M+6.8%#53 of 1,302
8Otter Tail County, MN7872.8$5M+1.6%#78 of 1,302
9Blue Earth County, MN7793.3$4.2M+2.1%#100 of 1,302
10Le Sueur County, MN7454.3$3.6M+2.9%#144 of 1,302
Beltrami County, MNNot scored42.2$6.1M+1.8%

Other business types in Beltrami County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Beltrami County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Beltrami County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $24.4M a year, or $1,345 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Beltrami County has 2.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $6.1M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,057 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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