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Medical and dental practices in Plaquemines Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Plaquemines Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #565 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 26
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,165 a household
- Spending per listing
- $368K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.6
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,256
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 medical and dental practices in Plaquemines Parish. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 31.6 per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Plaquemines Parish spend about $9.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,165 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $368K per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Plaquemines Parish in 2023. That is one for every 1,370 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Plaquemines Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Plaquemines Parish is 64 (upper middle), #565 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Plaquemines 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 | Plaquemines Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.6 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $368K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,370 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,165 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $86,315 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 262 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,256−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,218
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $86,315+50.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,930
- Median home value
- $282,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,184
- Daytime population
- 24,508Residents 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 Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines Parish, LA?
There are 26 medical and dental practices on map listings in Plaquemines Parish as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Plaquemines Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.6M a year, or $1,165 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $368K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,218 households in Plaquemines Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plaquemines Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Plaquemines Parish has 31.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $368K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Plaquemines Parish would have about 63, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,370 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Plaquemines Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Plaquemines Parish at 22,256 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,218 households. Median household income in Plaquemines Parish is $86,315, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 50.9%, 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. Plaquemines Parish scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #565 of 2,394 scored counties.
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