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Optometrists and eye clinics in Mercer County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Mercer County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,438 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,441
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Mercer County. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Mercer County comes to about $5.2M a year: $1,438 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per practice, 59% 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 Mercer County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $70K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Mercer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Mercer County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Mercer County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,941 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,438 | $1,430 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,946 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 43 |
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
- 40 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
- 1
- Amount
- $70K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,441+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 3,594
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $80,946
- Average household income
- $96,779
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,815
- Daytime population
- 8,416Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Mercer County?
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Grand Forks County, ND | 72 | 11 | 3.5 | $3.9M | +1.9% | #167 of 1,302 |
| 2Morton County, ND | 62 | 6 | 4.3 | $3.3M | +3.8% | #372 of 1,302 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 60 | 44 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +9.1% | #432 of 1,302 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 54 | 29 | 7.0 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #603 of 1,302 |
| 5Ward County, ND | 49 | 12 | 4.2 | $3.4M | −2.4% | #695 of 1,302 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 31 | 9 | 6.6 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #1,076 of 1,302 |
| 7Stutsman County, ND | 22 | 8 | 8.5 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #1,185 of 1,302 |
| Mercer County, ND | Not scored | 4 | 11.1 | $1.3M | +1.1% |
Other business types in Mercer County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Mercer County, ND?
Mercer County has 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Mercer County, ND spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.2M a year, or $1,438 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 3,594 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, ND compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Mercer County has 11.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.3M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Mercer County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Mercer County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 8,441 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,594 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $80,946 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mercer County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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