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Optometrists and eye clinics in Vermilion Parish, LA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.3M
On medical and dental services · $978 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,671
+1.3% 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 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Vermilion Parish. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Vermilion Parish spend about $21.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $978 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $5.3M per practice, 70% 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 Vermilion Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Vermilion Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Vermilion Parish isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureVermilion ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.83.54.1
Spending per listing$5.3M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,1625,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$978$1,036$1,288
Median household income$55,707$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

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
40 chain locations
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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
57,671+1.3% since 2020
Households
21,797
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,172 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$55,707+7.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,600
Median home value
$163,300
Jobs located here
12,586
Daytime population
46,026Residents 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 Vermilion 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
Vermilion Parish, LANot scored41.8$5.3M+1.3%

Other business types in Vermilion Parish

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

Questions

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

There are 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Vermilion Parish as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Vermilion Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $21.3M a year, or $978 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 21,797 households in Vermilion Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vermilion Parish has 1.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.3M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Vermilion Parish would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Vermilion Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Vermilion Parish at 57,671 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,797 households. The median household income in Vermilion Parish is $55,707 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.2% 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. Vermilion Parish has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish

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