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Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Charles Parish, LA
The optometrists and eye clinics in St. Charles Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #761 of 1,302 scored counties
#11 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,586
- −3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Charles Parish. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in St. Charles Parish spend about $21.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,164 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in St. Charles Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Charles Parish declined 3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Charles Parish scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #761 of 1,302 scored counties and #11 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana.
How St. Charles 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.
| Measure | St. Charles Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,162 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.7% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,164 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,897 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- 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
- 7The 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,586−3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,608
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 278 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $80,897+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,861
- Median home value
- $263,700
- Jobs located here
- 26,102
- Daytime population
- 52,685Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ascension Parish, LA | 82 | 8 | 1.7 | $7.4M | +6.4% | #33 of 1,302 |
| 2Livingston Parish, LA | 79 | 11 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +8.5% | #62 of 1,302 |
| 3Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 56 | 17 | 3.3 | $3M | +5.8% | #526 of 1,302 |
| 4St. Landry Parish, LA | 55 | 7 | 2.2 | $4.1M | −1.9% | #544 of 1,302 |
| 5Calcasieu Parish, LA | 55 | 21 | 2.7 | $4M | −3.7% | #547 of 1,302 |
| 6Orleans Parish, LA | 55 | 42 | 2.7 | $3.9M | −5.5% | #548 of 1,302 |
| 7Iberia Parish, LA | 54 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.3M | −4.6% | #572 of 1,302 |
| 8Ouachita Parish, LA | 49 | 19 | 3.1 | $3.2M | −1.0% | #696 of 1,302 |
| 9Bossier Parish, LA | 49 | 18 | 3.5 | $3M | +2.5% | #703 of 1,302 |
| 10Acadia Parish, LA | 46 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | −0.8% | #760 of 1,302 |
| 11St. Charles Parish, LA | 46 | 6 | 3.2 | $3.6M | −3.7% | #761 of 1,302 |
Other business types in St. Charles 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Charles Parish, LA?
There are 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in St. Charles Parish as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in St. Charles Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Charles Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $21.7M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 18,608 households in St. Charles Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Charles Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Charles Parish has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, St. Charles Parish would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is St. Charles Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Charles Parish at 50,586 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,608 households. The median household income in St. Charles Parish is $80,897 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. St. Charles Parish scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #761 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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