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Medical and dental practices in Caddo Parish, LA
The medical and dental practices in Caddo Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,392 of 2,394 scored counties
#55 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 1,099
- 86 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 451
- −5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $91.8M
- On medical and dental services · $959 a household
- Spending per listing
- $84K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 114.8
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 224,226
- −5.4% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Caddo Parish has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #2,392 of 2,394 scored counties and #55 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,099 medical and dental practices in Caddo Parish. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 114.8 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Caddo Parish comes to about $91.8M a year: $959 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $84K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 451 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Caddo Parish in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 212 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Caddo Parish. Population estimates put the population change in Caddo Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Caddo 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.
| Measure | Caddo Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 114.8 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $84K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 212 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.2% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.4% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $959 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $50,705 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 476 → 451−5.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $422.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 379Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,09986 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 602The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Caddo 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 Caddo Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 224,226−5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 95,771
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 880 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 262
- Median household income
- $50,705+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,319
- Median home value
- $175,700
- Jobs located here
- 110,681
- Daytime population
- 246,534Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 69 | 51 | 46.5 | $243K | +5.5% | #388 of 2,394 |
| 2St. Bernard Parish, LA | 68 | 54 | 33.3 | $304K | +4.1% | #407 of 2,394 |
| 3Livingston Parish, LA | 67 | 246 | 45.9 | $241K | +8.5% | #457 of 2,394 |
| 4De Soto Parish, LA | 66 | 26 | 24.8 | $390K | +2.0% | #467 of 2,394 |
| 5LaSalle Parish, LA | 65 | 17 | 33.7 | $308K | +2.2% | #528 of 2,394 |
| 6Winn Parish, LA | 65 | 15 | 31.3 | $296K | +9.1% | #532 of 2,394 |
| 7Jackson Parish, LA | 64 | 13 | 23.3 | $385K | +5.6% | #564 of 2,394 |
| 8Plaquemines Parish, LA | 64 | 26 | 31.6 | $368K | −5.3% | #565 of 2,394 |
| 9Grant Parish, LA | 62 | 6 | 8.1 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #637 of 2,394 |
| 10East Feliciana Parish, LA | 59 | 13 | 20.3 | $545K | −2.8% | #766 of 2,394 |
| 55Caddo Parish, LA | 6 | 1,099 | 114.8 | $84K | −5.4% | #2,392 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Caddo 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 clinics6
- Dentists and orthodontists11
- Primary care and pediatrics7
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy21
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Caddo Parish, LA?
There are 1,099 medical and dental practices on map listings in Caddo Parish as of September 2026. 86 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 451 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 379 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Caddo Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $91.8M a year, or $959 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,099 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $84K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,771 households in Caddo Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caddo Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Caddo Parish has 114.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $84K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Caddo Parish would have about 602, against 1,099 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 212 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Caddo Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Caddo Parish at 224,226 people in 2025, down 5.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 95,771 households. Median household income in Caddo Parish is $50,705, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Caddo Parish scores 6 for medical and dental practices (very low), #2,392 of 2,394 scored counties.
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