Health care · County · Louisiana
Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Landry Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in St. Landry Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #544 of 1,302 scored counties
#4 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On medical and dental services · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,765
- −1.9% since 2020
See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in St. Landry Parish
The site report maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of St. Landry Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in St. Landry Parish spend about $28.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $894 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.1M per practice, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
St. Landry Parish has 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in St. Landry Parish in 2023. That is one for every 10,728 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Landry Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in St. Landry Parish is 55 (upper middle), #544 of 1,302 scored counties and #4 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana.
How St. Landry 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. Landry Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,728 | 7,162 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 55 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $930K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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. Landry 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. Landry Parish
- 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
Looking at a specific site in St. Landry Parish?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of St. Landry Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOptometrists and eye care across Louisiana
Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with St. Landry Parish marked.
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 |
Other business types in St. Landry 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 clinics13
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics8
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy19
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Landry Parish, LA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Landry Parish. One of them (14%) 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 St. Landry Parish, LA 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 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,183 households in St. Landry Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Landry Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Landry 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 $4.1M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, St. Landry Parish would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,728 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Landry Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Landry Parish 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 St. Landry Parish 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. 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. Landry Parish scores 55 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #544 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in St. Landry Parish. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in St. Landry Parish
Screening a site or an acquisition in St. Landry Parish?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of St. Landry Parish. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.