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Optometrists and eye clinics in Mower County, MN

The optometrists and eye clinics in Mower County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

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
$21.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,374 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,971
+2.3% 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 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Mower County. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Mower County spend about $21.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,374 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $7.2M per practice, 2.3 times 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 Mower County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Mower County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Mower County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Mower 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 Mower County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMower CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.93.84.1
Spending per listing$7.2M$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+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,374$1,550$1,288
Median household income$73,074$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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Mower 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 Mower County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,971+2.3% since 2020
Households
15,719
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
711 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$73,074+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,253
Median home value
$185,200
Jobs located here
15,578
Daytime population
36,121Residents 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 Mower 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
Mower County, MNNot scored31.9$7.2M+2.3%

Other business types in Mower County

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

Questions

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

There are 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Mower County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Mower County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.6M a year, or $1,374 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 15,719 households in Mower County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mower County has 1.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $7.2M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Mower County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Mower County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Mower County at 40,971 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,719 households. The median household income in Mower County is $73,074 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Mower 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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