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Medical and dental practices in Assumption Parish, LA

How Assumption Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,106 of 2,394 scored counties
#17 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On medical and dental services · $988 a household
Spending per listing
$545K
3.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
79% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,720
−5.9% 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

Households in Assumption Parish spend about $8.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $988 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $545K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.

There are 16 medical and dental practices on map listings in Assumption Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Assumption Parish, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Assumption Parish.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Assumption Parish declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Assumption Parish scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,106 of 2,394 scored counties and #17 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Assumption 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 medical and dental practices counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Assumption Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureAssumption ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.178.584.5
Spending per listing$545K$132K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a282270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$988$1,036$1,288
Median household income$51,423$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5115

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Assumption 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 Assumption Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
19,720−5.9% since 2020
Households
8,830
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
344 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$51,423+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,369
Median home value
$150,300
Jobs located here
3,741
Daytime population
15,034Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Assumption Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA695146.5$243K+5.5%#388 of 2,394
2St. Bernard Parish, LA685433.3$304K+4.1%#407 of 2,394
3Livingston Parish, LA6724645.9$241K+8.5%#457 of 2,394
4De Soto Parish, LA662624.8$390K+2.0%#467 of 2,394
5LaSalle Parish, LA651733.7$308K+2.2%#528 of 2,394
6Winn Parish, LA651531.3$296K+9.1%#532 of 2,394
7Jackson Parish, LA641323.3$385K+5.6%#564 of 2,394
8Plaquemines Parish, LA642631.6$368K−5.3%#565 of 2,394
9Grant Parish, LA6268.1$1.3M−0.3%#637 of 2,394
10East Feliciana Parish, LA591320.3$545K−2.8%#766 of 2,394
17Assumption Parish, LA511618.1$545K−5.9%#1,106 of 2,394

Other business types in Assumption Parish

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

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Assumption Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 medical and dental practices in Assumption Parish. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Assumption Parish: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $988 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $545K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,830 households in Assumption Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Assumption Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Assumption Parish has 18.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 79% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $545K, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Assumption Parish would have about 57, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Assumption Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Assumption Parish at 19,720 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,830 households. The median household income in Assumption Parish is $51,423 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Assumption Parish scores 51 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,106 of 2,394 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Assumption Parish. It maps the medical and dental practices 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.

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