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Optometrists and eye clinics in Hennepin County, MN
The optometrists and eye clinics in Hennepin County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #169 of 1,302 scored counties
#12 of 29 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 241
- 45 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 68
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $889.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,649 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 241 optometrists and eye clinics in Hennepin County. 45 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Hennepin County comes to about $889.4M a year: $1,649 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 18% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Hennepin County was 68 in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,934 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Hennepin County.
Population estimates show Hennepin County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Hennepin County is 72 (upper middle), #169 of 1,302 scored counties and #12 of 29 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hennepin 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.
| Measure | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,934 | 6,106 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | +8.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,649 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 58 → 68+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 498
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 284The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chisago County, MN | 90 | 5 | 2.3 | $6.8M | +4.3% | #5 of 1,302 |
| 2Rice County, MN | 89 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.9M | +4.2% | #7 of 1,302 |
| 3Anoka County, MN | 86 | 37 | 2.7 | $6M | +4.7% | #13 of 1,302 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 84 | 48 | 4.5 | $3.9M | +6.9% | #25 of 1,302 |
| 5Dakota County, MN | 83 | 57 | 3.3 | $5.1M | +3.9% | #31 of 1,302 |
| 6Olmsted County, MN | 81 | 20 | 3.0 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #43 of 1,302 |
| 7Sherburne County, MN | 80 | 11 | 3.1 | $5.3M | +6.8% | #53 of 1,302 |
| 8Otter Tail County, MN | 78 | 7 | 2.8 | $5M | +1.6% | #78 of 1,302 |
| 9Blue Earth County, MN | 77 | 9 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +2.1% | #100 of 1,302 |
| 10Le Sueur County, MN | 74 | 5 | 4.3 | $3.6M | +2.9% | #144 of 1,302 |
| 12Hennepin County, MN | 72 | 241 | 4.5 | $3.7M | +0.2% | #169 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Hennepin 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics78
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Hennepin County, MN?
Hennepin County has 241 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 45 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $889.4M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 241 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Hennepin County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.7M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 284, against 241 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,934 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 72 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #169 of 1,302 scored counties.
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