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Dentists and orthodontists in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area
How the Baton Rouge, LA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #313 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 394
- 38 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 294
- +1.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $365.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,098 a household
- Spending per listing
- $927K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 888,699
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Baton Rouge metro area is 35 (lower middle), #313 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 394 dentists and orthodontists in the Baton Rouge metro area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Baton Rouge metro area comes to about $365.3M a year: $1,098 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 394 dentists and orthodontists, that is $927K per practice, 6% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Baton Rouge metro area was 294 in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,131 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.8M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Baton Rouge metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Baton Rouge metro area grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Baton Rouge metro area 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 | Baton Rouge metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $927K | $942K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,131 | 1,146 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.8% | −0.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,098 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,599 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 294+1.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,579
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $133.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39438 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 371The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Baton Rouge metro area, 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 the Baton Rouge metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 888,699+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 332,585
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 4,368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 200
- Median household income
- $69,599+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,334
- Median home value
- $241,100
- Jobs located here
- 407,162
- Daytime population
- 909,836Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Baton Rouge metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 49 | 55 | 10.6 | $940K | +5.8% | #198 of 387 |
| 2Lake Charles, LA | 36 | 97 | 10.5 | $1M | −3.8% | #307 of 387 |
| 3Baton Rouge, LA | 35 | 394 | 11.8 | $927K | +2.1% | #313 of 387 |
| 4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 28 | 88 | 11.0 | $941K | −3.5% | #349 of 387 |
| 5Alexandria, LA | 28 | 61 | 10.8 | $931K | −2.5% | #350 of 387 |
| 6Lafayette, LA | 27 | 195 | 11.9 | $875K | +3.8% | #355 of 387 |
| 7Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 26 | 178 | 16.9 | $693K | +5.3% | #358 of 387 |
| 8New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 21 | 461 | 11.6 | $915K | −3.4% | #375 of 387 |
| 9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 17 | 187 | 11.9 | $838K | −2.3% | #380 of 387 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 13 | 98 | 11.3 | $862K | −1.9% | #385 of 387 |
Other business types in the Baton Rouge metro area
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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics34
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics18
- Chiropractors68
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area?
The Baton Rouge metro area has 394 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 294 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $365.3M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 394 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $927K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 332,585 households in the Baton Rouge metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baton Rouge, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Baton Rouge metro area has 11.8 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $927K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Baton Rouge metro area would have about 371, against 394 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,131 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Baton Rouge, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Baton Rouge metro area at 888,699 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 332,585 households. The median household income in the Baton Rouge metro area is $69,599 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. The Baton Rouge metro area scores 35 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #313 of 387 scored metro areas.
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