Health care · Small-town market · Louisiana
Dentists and orthodontists in the Opelousas, LA area
The dentists and orthodontists in the Opelousas, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #368 of 526 scored small-town markets
#4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On medical and dental services · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,765
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Opelousas area spend about $28.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $894 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per practice, 39% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 21 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in the Opelousas area as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Opelousas area was 21 in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,533 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $740K has gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Opelousas area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Opelousas area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Opelousas area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists, ranking #368 of 526 scored small-town markets and #4 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana.
How the Opelousas 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 | Opelousas area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $942K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,533 | 1,146 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | −0.8% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $894 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $44,462 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $740K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Opelousas 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 Opelousas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,765−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,183
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $44,462+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,015
- Median home value
- $142,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,929
- Daytime population
- 72,446Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →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 Opelousas area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DeRidder, LA | 70 | 5 | 3.6 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #77 of 526 |
| 2Bogalusa, LA | 61 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −0.9% | #151 of 526 |
| 3Morgan City, LA | 47 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −5.3% | #280 of 526 |
| 4Opelousas, LA | 39 | 21 | 6.5 | $1.4M | −1.9% | #368 of 526 |
| 5Natchitoches, LA | 38 | 11 | 7.6 | $1.2M | −3.5% | #377 of 526 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 27 | 23 | 11.1 | $810K | −0.9% | #473 of 526 |
| 6Ruston, LA | 25 | 16 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #483 of 526 |
| 7New Iberia, LA | 23 | 26 | 9.7 | $1M | −4.6% | #497 of 526 |
| 8Minden, LA | 22 | 18 | 12.6 | $702K | −5.2% | #504 of 526 |
Other business types in the Opelousas 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 clinics12
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics8
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy19
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Opelousas, LA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 dentists and orthodontists in the Opelousas area. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Opelousas, LA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.8M a year, or $894 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 32,183 households in the Opelousas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Opelousas, LA area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Opelousas area has 6.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Opelousas area would have about 29, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,533 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Opelousas, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Opelousas area at 80,765 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,183 households. Median household income in the Opelousas area is $44,462, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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 Opelousas area scores 39 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #368 of 526 scored small-town markets.
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