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Medical and dental practices in Lafayette Parish, LA
The medical and dental practices in Lafayette Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,204 of 2,394 scored counties
#42 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 1,288
- 109 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 707
- −5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $109.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $85K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 127.6
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,949
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Lafayette Parish has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #2,204 of 2,394 scored counties and #42 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,288 medical and dental practices in Lafayette Parish. Of those, 109 are chain locations, or 8%, against 11% across the U.S. That is 127.6 per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,083 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette Parish spend about $109.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $85K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 707 businesses with payroll in Lafayette Parish classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 143 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lafayette Parish. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lafayette Parish grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lafayette 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 | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 127.6 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $85K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 143 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.5% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,083 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,451 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 748 → 707−5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,008
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $370.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 448Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,288109 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 717The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,903
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 922
- Median household income
- $67,451+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,745
- Median home value
- $242,900
- Jobs located here
- 135,780
- Daytime population
- 279,185Residents 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 |
| 42Lafayette Parish, LA | 26 | 1,288 | 127.6 | $85K | +6.5% | #2,204 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Lafayette 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 clinics26
- Dentists and orthodontists27
- Primary care and pediatrics28
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy25
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lafayette Parish, LA?
Lafayette Parish has 1,288 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 109 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 707 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 448 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lafayette Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $109.3M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,288 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $85K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 100,903 households in Lafayette Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lafayette Parish has 127.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $85K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lafayette Parish would have about 717, against 1,288 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 143 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette Parish at 257,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 100,903 households. Median household income in Lafayette Parish is $67,451, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Lafayette Parish scores 26 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,204 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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