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Medical and dental practices in Natchitoches Parish, LA
How Natchitoches 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,257 of 2,394 scored counties
#44 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 86
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On medical and dental services · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $158K
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,089
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Natchitoches Parish scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #2,257 of 2,394 scored counties and #44 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Natchitoches Parish spend about $13.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $938 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That is about $158K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 86 medical and dental practices on map listings in Natchitoches Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 12%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 59.3, 30% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Natchitoches Parish in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $446K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Natchitoches Parish. Population estimates put the population change in Natchitoches Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Natchitoches 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 | Natchitoches Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.3 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $158K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 345 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $938 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $46,292 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 42−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $446K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,089−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 14,508
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,253 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $46,292+62.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,591
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,086
- Daytime population
- 35,751Residents 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 |
| 44Natchitoches Parish, LA | 22 | 86 | 59.3 | $158K | −3.5% | #2,257 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Natchitoches 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Natchitoches Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 86 medical and dental practices in Natchitoches Parish. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Natchitoches Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.6M a year, or $938 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $158K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,508 households in Natchitoches Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Natchitoches Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Natchitoches Parish has 59.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $158K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Natchitoches Parish would have about 89, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 345 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Natchitoches Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Natchitoches Parish at 36,089 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,508 households. The median household income in Natchitoches Parish is $46,292 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 62.1% 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. Natchitoches Parish scores 22 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,257 of 2,394 scored counties.
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