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Dentists and orthodontists in Ascension Parish, LA
How Ascension Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,020 of 1,886 scored counties
#12 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 57
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,235 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,105
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 dentists and orthodontists in Ascension Parish. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.0, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Ascension Parish comes to about $58.9M a year: $1,235 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per practice, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 42 businesses with payroll in Ascension Parish classed as offices of dentists, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ascension Parish grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ascension Parish scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #1,020 of 1,886 scored counties and #12 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Ascension Parish compares
The same measures for Louisiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the dentists and orthodontists 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 | Ascension Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $942K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,135 | 1,146 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | −0.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,235 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $91,549 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 42+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 408
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 574 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The 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 dentists in Ascension Parish, 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 Ascension Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,105+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 47,656
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 449
- Median household income
- $91,549+13.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,485
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 51,055
- Daytime population
- 119,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Bernard Parish, LA | 77 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +4.1% | #110 of 1,886 |
| 2West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 74 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +5.5% | #179 of 1,886 |
| 3Beauregard Parish, LA | 66 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #367 of 1,886 |
| 4St. Martin Parish, LA | 62 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.9M | −1.0% | #496 of 1,886 |
| 5Livingston Parish, LA | 62 | 48 | 9.0 | $1.2M | +8.5% | #515 of 1,886 |
| 6Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 61 | 6 | 5.0 | $2M | −2.4% | #522 of 1,886 |
| 7Avoyelles Parish, LA | 59 | 5 | 3.5 | $2.5M | −4.3% | #591 of 1,886 |
| 8Washington Parish, LA | 59 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #592 of 1,886 |
| 9Iberville Parish, LA | 52 | 7 | 6.2 | $1.6M | −1.6% | #839 of 1,886 |
| 10Vernon Parish, LA | 50 | 5 | 2.7 | $3.6M | −7.3% | #919 of 1,886 |
| 12Ascension Parish, LA | 48 | 57 | 12.0 | $1M | +6.4% | #1,020 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Ascension Parish
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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics28
- Chiropractors73
- Physical therapy45
- Optometrists and eye care82
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Ascension Parish, LA?
There are 57 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Ascension Parish as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Ascension Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $58.9M a year, or $1,235 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,656 households in Ascension Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ascension Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Ascension Parish has 12.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Ascension Parish would have about 60, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ascension Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ascension Parish at 135,105 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,656 households. The median household income in Ascension Parish is $91,549 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.7% 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. Ascension Parish scores 48 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,020 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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