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Dentists and orthodontists in the Bogalusa, LA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Bogalusa, LA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #151 of 526 scored small-town markets
#2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.2M
On medical and dental services · $914 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,937
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Bogalusa area spend about $16.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $914 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Bogalusa area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Bogalusa area classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,215 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bogalusa area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Bogalusa area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #151 of 526 scored small-town markets and #2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.

How the Bogalusa 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Bogalusa, LA area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureBogalusa areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.011.013.1
Spending per listing$2.3M$942K$984K
Households per official establishment2,2151,146952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$914$1,036$1,288
Median household income$45,380$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score6124

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 the Bogalusa 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 Bogalusa area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,937−0.9% since 2020
Households
17,716
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
670 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,215
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
10,107
Daytime population
37,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bogalusa area marked.

Top small-town markets in Louisiana

Small-town markets in Louisiana ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA7053.6$2.9M+0.2%#77 of 526
2Bogalusa, LA6174.0$2.3M−0.9%#151 of 526
3Morgan City, LA4794.9$1.9M−5.3%#280 of 526
4Opelousas, LA39216.5$1.4M−1.9%#368 of 526
5Natchitoches, LA38117.6$1.2M−3.5%#377 of 526
Natchez, MS-LA272311.1$810K−0.9%#473 of 526
6Ruston, LA25168.7$1.1M+0.1%#483 of 526
7New Iberia, LA23269.7$1M−4.6%#497 of 526
8Minden, LA221812.6$702K−5.2%#504 of 526

Other business types in the Bogalusa area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Bogalusa, LA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 dentists and orthodontists in the Bogalusa area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in the Bogalusa, LA area spend on medical and dental services?

About $16.2M a year, or $914 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,716 households in the Bogalusa area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bogalusa, LA area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

The Bogalusa area has 4.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Bogalusa area would have about 17, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,215 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bogalusa, LA area growing?

Population estimates put the Bogalusa area at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. Median household income in the Bogalusa area is $45,380, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Bogalusa area scores 61 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #151 of 526 scored small-town markets.

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