Optometrists in Minnesota 347 establishments · 3,212 employees · 2024
Firms (MN)
347
Employment
3,212
Avg Annual Pay
$59,530
State Rank
#21 of 52
How Minnesota compares to national
Metric
Minnesota
National
Minnesota vs. U.S.
Establishments
347
21,552
1.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$59,530
$53,861
+$5,669 (+10.5%)
Location quotient
0.92
1.00
8% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.3
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.9%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.92 means optometrists are 8% under-represented in Minnesota's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 621320. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json