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Medical and dental practices in Ouachita Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Ouachita Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,383 of 2,394 scored counties
#54 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 636
- 66 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 339
- −3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.1M
- On medical and dental services · $994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $96K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 103.4
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,542
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Ouachita Parish has a Groundwork market score of 11 (low): #2,383 of 2,394 scored counties and #54 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 636 medical and dental practices in Ouachita Parish. 66 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 103.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $994 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Ouachita Parish spend about $61.1M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 636 medical and dental practices, that is $96K per practice, 37% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 339 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Ouachita Parish in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 181 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ouachita Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ouachita 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 | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 103.4 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $96K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 181 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.7% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $994 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,688 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 352 → 339−3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,039
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $220.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 154Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63666 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 401The 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,542−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 61,489
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $54,688+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,881
- Median home value
- $194,400
- Jobs located here
- 68,646
- Daytime population
- 165,193Residents 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 |
| 54Ouachita Parish, LA | 11 | 636 | 103.4 | $96K | −1.0% | #2,383 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Ouachita 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 clinics11
- Dentists and orthodontists12
- Primary care and pediatrics11
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy11
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Ouachita Parish, LA?
Ouachita Parish has 636 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 66 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 339 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. Another 154 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ouachita Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $61.1M a year, or $994 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 636 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $96K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,489 households in Ouachita Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ouachita Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Ouachita Parish has 103.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $96K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Ouachita Parish would have about 401, against 636 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 181 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Ouachita Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Ouachita Parish at 158,542 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,489 households. Median household income in Ouachita Parish is $54,688, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Ouachita Parish scores 11 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,383 of 2,394 scored counties.
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