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Optometrists and eye clinics in Washington Parish, LA
The optometrists and eye clinics in Washington Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,270 of 1,302 scored counties
#25 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On medical and dental services · $914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,937
- −0.9% since 2020
See the optometrists and eye clinics around any address in Washington Parish
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Washington Parish has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #1,270 of 1,302 scored counties and #25 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Washington Parish. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
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. Spread across 9 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $1.8M per practice, 43% below 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 Washington Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Washington Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
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 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 | Washington Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $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 | −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 | 10 | 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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25Washington Parish, LA | 10 | 9 | 5.1 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #1,270 of 1,302 |
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 optometrists and eye clinics are in Washington Parish, LA?
There are 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Washington Parish: counts under 3 are left out.
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 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Washington Parish has 5.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.
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 10 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,270 of 1,302 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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