Optometrists in Michigan 470 establishments · 4,435 employees · 2024
Firms (MI)
470
Employment
4,435
Avg Annual Pay
$57,231
State Rank
#14 of 52
How Michigan compares to national
Metric
Michigan
National
Michigan vs. U.S.
Establishments
470
21,552
2.2% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$57,231
$53,861
+$3,370 (+6.3%)
Location quotient
0.88
1.00
12% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
9.4
7.1
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Year-over-year firm growth
-6.9%
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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 0.88 means optometrists are 12% under-represented in Michigan'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