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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochester, MN metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochester, MN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota
- Listings
- 25
- 5 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $146.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,574 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,184
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochester metro area is 77 (high), #18 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for optometrists and eye clinics.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Rochester metro area comes to about $146.2M a year: $1,574 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Rochester metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Rochester metro area was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 6,634 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Rochester metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rochester metro 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.
| Measure | Rochester metro area | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $4.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,634 | 6,106 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,574 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $91,882 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Rochester metro 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 Rochester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,184+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 92,880
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,477 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $91,882+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,471
- Median home value
- $306,500
- Jobs located here
- 129,873
- Daytime population
- 235,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Minnesota for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rochester metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mankato, MN | 81 | 11 | 2.7 | $5.2M | +1.2% | #8 of 386 |
| 2Rochester, MN | 77 | 25 | 2.7 | $5.8M | +2.0% | #18 of 386 |
| 3Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 76 | 572 | 3.9 | $4.2M | +2.6% | #24 of 386 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 67 | 19 | 2.6 | $5.3M | +0.4% | #65 of 386 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 65 | 48 | 4.3 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #86 of 386 |
| 4Duluth, MN-WI | 59 | 50 | 4.2 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #114 of 386 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 45 | 70 | 5.7 | $2.6M | +9.5% | #254 of 386 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 43 | 19 | 4.4 | $3.1M | +0.8% | #262 of 386 |
| 5St. Cloud, MN | 37 | 43 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +3.0% | #303 of 386 |
Other business types in the Rochester metro area
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 clinics87
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics88
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy80
- Optometrists and eye care77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Rochester, MN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochester metro area. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Rochester, MN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $146.2M a year, or $1,574 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 92,880 households in the Rochester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rochester, MN metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Rochester metro area has 2.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.8M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Rochester metro area would have about 47, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,634 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Rochester, MN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rochester metro area at 231,184 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,880 households. Median household income in the Rochester metro area is $91,882, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. The Rochester metro area scores 77 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #18 of 386 scored metro areas.
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