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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Marshall, MN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Marshall, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #272 of 400 scored small-town markets
#7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,399 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,684
+1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 optometrists and eye clinics in the Marshall area. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Marshall area comes to about $14.1M a year: $1,399 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per practice, 50% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Marshall area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Marshall area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Marshall area scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #272 of 400 scored small-town markets and #7 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.

How the Marshall area 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 Marshall, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMarshall areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.93.84.1
Spending per listing$1.6M$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+1.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,399$1,550$1,288
Median household income$75,303$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4277

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
93 chain locations
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 the Marshall area, 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 the Marshall area

Population, 2025 estimate
25,684+1.0% since 2020
Households
10,108
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$75,303+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,405
Median home value
$200,700
Jobs located here
20,576
Daytime population
33,035Residents 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 small-town markets in Minnesota for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Marshall area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Faribault-Northfield, MN9552.1$6.9M+4.2%#1 of 400
2Fergus Falls, MN8572.8$5M+1.6%#7 of 400
3Willmar, MN7874.0$3.5M+2.3%#23 of 400
4Brainerd, MN64194.5$3.1M+4.3%#98 of 400
5Grand Rapids, MN6184.3$3.1M+0.9%#120 of 400
6Alexandria, MN5295.1$2.8M+2.6%#190 of 400
7Marshall, MN4298.9$1.6M+1.0%#272 of 400
8Hutchinson, MN39127.9$1.8M−0.3%#302 of 400
9Fairmont, MN3555.7$2.3M−2.8%#316 of 400

Other business types in the Marshall area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Marshall, MN area?

There are 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Marshall area as of September 2026. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the Marshall area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Marshall, MN area spend on medical and dental services?

About $14.1M a year, or $1,399 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 10,108 households in the Marshall area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Marshall area has 8.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.6M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Marshall area would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is the Marshall, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Marshall area at 25,684 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,108 households. The median household income in the Marshall area is $75,303 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Marshall area scores 42 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #272 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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