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Dentists and orthodontists in the Hammond, LA metro area

The dentists and orthodontists in the Hammond, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #198 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
55
13 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
33
−2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$51.7M
On medical and dental services · $994 a household
Spending per listing
$940K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
141,346
+5.8% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Hammond metro area comes to about $51.7M a year: $994 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $940K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 55 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Hammond metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Hammond metro area in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,576 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Hammond metro area grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, the Hammond metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #198 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.

How the Hammond 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.

Dentists and orthodontists in Hammond, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureHammond metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.611.013.1
Spending per listing$940K$942K$984K
Households per official establishment1,5761,146952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.9%−0.8%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$994$1,036$1,288
Median household income$56,760$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4924

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33−2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
266
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5513 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The 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 Hammond 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 Hammond metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
141,346+5.8% since 2020
Households
51,999
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
173
Median household income
$56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,166
Median home value
$212,900
Jobs located here
48,446
Daytime population
130,690Residents 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 metro areas in Louisiana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Hammond metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA495510.6$940K+5.8%#198 of 387
2Lake Charles, LA369710.5$1M−3.8%#307 of 387
3Baton Rouge, LA3539411.8$927K+2.1%#313 of 387
4Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA288811.0$941K−3.5%#349 of 387
5Alexandria, LA286110.8$931K−2.5%#350 of 387
6Lafayette, LA2719511.9$875K+3.8%#355 of 387
7Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA2617816.9$693K+5.3%#358 of 387
8New Orleans-Metairie, LA2146111.6$915K−3.4%#375 of 387
9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA1718711.9$838K−2.3%#380 of 387
10Monroe, LA139811.3$862K−1.9%#385 of 387

Other business types in the Hammond metro area

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 dentists and orthodontists in the Hammond metro area. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019.

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

About $51.7M a year, or $994 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $940K 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 51,999 households in the Hammond metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Hammond metro area has 10.6 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $940K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Hammond metro area would have about 53, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,576 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.

How fast is the Hammond, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hammond metro area at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in the Hammond metro area is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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 Hammond metro area scores 49 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #198 of 387 scored metro areas.

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