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Optometrists and eye clinics in Watonwan County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Watonwan County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,136 of 1,302 scored counties
#28 of 29 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,382 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,459
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Watonwan County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #1,136 of 1,302 scored counties and #28 of 29 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Watonwan County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Watonwan County spend about $5.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,382 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 63% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Watonwan County in 2023. That is one for every 1,409 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Watonwan County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Watonwan 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 | Watonwan County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $4.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,409 | 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 | $1,382 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,699 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $824K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Watonwan 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 Watonwan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,459+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,227
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 435 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $71,699+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,447
- Median home value
- $162,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,626
- Daytime population
- 10,380Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Watonwan County marked.
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 |
| 28Watonwan County, MN | 26 | 5 | 11.8 | $1.2M | +2.0% | #1,136 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Watonwan County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Watonwan County, MN?
There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Watonwan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Watonwan County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.8M a year, or $1,382 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 4,227 households in Watonwan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Watonwan County, MN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Watonwan County has 11.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.2M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Watonwan County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,409 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Watonwan County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Watonwan County at 11,459 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,227 households. The median household income in Watonwan County is $71,699 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Watonwan County scores 26 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,136 of 1,302 scored counties.
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