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Dentists and orthodontists in Washington Parish, LA
How Washington 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #592 of 1,886 scored counties
#8 of 42 scored counties 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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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 dentists and orthodontists in Washington Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Washington Parish comes to about $16.2M a year: $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. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Washington Parish classed as offices of dentists. That is one for every 2,215 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For dentists and orthodontists, Washington Parish has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #592 of 1,886 scored counties and #8 of 42 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Washington 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 | Washington Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $942K | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,215 | 1,146 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/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 score | 59 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 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 Washington 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 Washington Parish
- 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
Looking at a specific site in Washington Parish?
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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 |
Other business types in Washington 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics27
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care10
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Washington Parish, LA?
There are 7 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. 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 Washington Parish, LA 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. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Washington Parish 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 national ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Washington Parish 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 Washington Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 59 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #592 of 1,886 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Washington Parish
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