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Optometrists and eye clinics in Iberia Parish, LA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Iberia Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #572 of 1,302 scored counties
#7 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26M
On medical and dental services · $970 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
38% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,846
−4.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Iberia Parish. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $970 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Iberia Parish spend about $26M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.3M per practice, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Iberia Parish was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 8,939 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iberia Parish declined 4.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Iberia Parish scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #572 of 1,302 scored counties and #7 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Iberia 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 optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Iberia Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureIberia ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.54.1
Spending per listing$4.3M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment8,9397,1625,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.6%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$970$1,036$1,288
Median household income$56,961$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5434

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$566K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 optometrists in Iberia 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 Iberia Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
66,846−4.6% since 2020
Households
26,816
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
119
Median household income
$56,961+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,542
Median home value
$164,500
Jobs located here
23,687
Daytime population
65,141Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Iberia Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA8281.7$7.4M+6.4%#33 of 1,302
2Livingston Parish, LA79112.1$5.4M+8.5%#62 of 1,302
3Tangipahoa Parish, LA56173.3$3M+5.8%#526 of 1,302
4St. Landry Parish, LA5572.2$4.1M−1.9%#544 of 1,302
5Calcasieu Parish, LA55212.7$4M−3.7%#547 of 1,302
6Orleans Parish, LA55422.7$3.9M−5.5%#548 of 1,302
7Iberia Parish, LA5462.2$4.3M−4.6%#572 of 1,302
8Ouachita Parish, LA49193.1$3.2M−1.0%#696 of 1,302
9Bossier Parish, LA49183.5$3M+2.5%#703 of 1,302
10Acadia Parish, LA4652.3$4.1M−0.8%#760 of 1,302

Other business types in Iberia Parish

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Iberia Parish, LA?

There are 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Iberia Parish as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Iberia Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?

About $26M a year, or $970 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,816 households in Iberia Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iberia Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Iberia Parish has 2.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.3M, 38% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Iberia Parish would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,939 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Iberia Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Iberia Parish at 66,846 people in 2025, down 4.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,816 households. The median household income in Iberia Parish is $56,961 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Iberia Parish scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #572 of 1,302 scored counties.

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