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Optometrists and eye clinics in Freeborn County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Freeborn 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,349 a household
Spending per listing
$17.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
30,440
−1.5% since 2020

See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in Freeborn County

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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 Freeborn County comes to about $17.3M a year: $1,349 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $17.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Freeborn County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Freeborn County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Freeborn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Freeborn 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 Freeborn County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFreeborn CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.83.84.1
Spending per listing$17.3M$4.1M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,1065,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,349$1,550$1,288
Median household income$71,023$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored77

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Freeborn 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 Freeborn County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,440−1.5% since 2020
Households
12,846
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$71,023+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,926
Median home value
$171,100
Jobs located here
11,051
Daytime population
27,708Residents 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 Freeborn 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
Freeborn County, MNNot scored10.8$17.3M−1.5%

Other business types in Freeborn County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Freeborn County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Freeborn County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $17.3M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $17.3M 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 12,846 households in Freeborn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Freeborn County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Freeborn County would have about 6, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Freeborn County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Freeborn County at 30,440 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,846 households. Median household income in Freeborn County is $71,023, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.4%, 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. Freeborn County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Freeborn County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Freeborn County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Freeborn County?

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