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Optometrists and eye clinics in Webster Parish, LA

How Webster Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 5 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,293 of 1,302 scored counties
#26 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On medical and dental services · $882 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,948
−5.2% 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

For optometrists and eye clinics, Webster Parish has a Groundwork market score of 5 (very low): #1,293 of 1,302 scored counties and #26 of 26 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 optometrists and eye clinics in Webster Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Webster Parish spend about $12.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $882 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 42% 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 Webster Parish: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Webster Parish declined 5.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Webster 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 Webster Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWebster ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.54.1
Spending per listing$1.8M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,1625,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.2%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.2%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$882$1,036$1,288
Median household income$41,182$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score534

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
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Webster 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 Webster Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
34,948−5.2% since 2020
Households
14,334
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$41,182+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,266
Median home value
$114,500
Jobs located here
11,474
Daytime population
32,614Residents 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 Webster 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
26Webster Parish, LA574.9$1.8M−5.2%#1,293 of 1,302

Other business types in Webster Parish

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

Questions

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

Webster Parish has 7 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Webster Parish: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.6M a year, or $882 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 14,334 households in Webster Parish and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster Parish has 4.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.8M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Webster Parish would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Webster Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Webster Parish at 34,948 people in 2025, down 5.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,334 households. The median household income in Webster Parish is $41,182 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.3% 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. Webster Parish scores 5 for optometrists and eye clinics (very low), #1,293 of 1,302 scored counties.

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