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Medical and dental practices in De Soto Parish, LA
The medical and dental practices in De Soto Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #467 of 2,394 scored counties
#4 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 26
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On medical and dental services · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $390K
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.8
- 71% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,381
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 medical and dental practices in De Soto Parish. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in De Soto Parish comes to about $10.2M a year: $966 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 medical and dental practices, that is $390K per practice, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in De Soto Parish was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 875 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show De Soto Parish grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in De Soto Parish is 66 (upper middle), #467 of 2,394 scored counties and #4 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How De Soto 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 | De Soto Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.8 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $390K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 875 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $966 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $48,578 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 263 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in De Soto 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 De Soto Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,381+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,504
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $48,578+5.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,503
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,222
- Daytime population
- 23,090Residents 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 |
Other business types in De Soto 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in De Soto Parish, LA?
There are 26 medical and dental practices on map listings in De Soto Parish as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in De Soto Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $10.2M a year, or $966 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $390K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,504 households in De Soto Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does De Soto Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
De Soto Parish has 24.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 71% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $390K, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, De Soto Parish would have about 67, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 875 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is De Soto Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put De Soto Parish at 27,381 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,504 households. Median household income in De Soto Parish is $48,578, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.6%, 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. De Soto Parish scores 66 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #467 of 2,394 scored counties.
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