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Medical and dental practices in Rapides Parish, LA
The medical and dental practices in Rapides Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,380 of 2,394 scored counties
#53 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 429
- 46 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 261
- −5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $115K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 87.6
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 125,877
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Rapides Parish is 11 (low), #2,380 of 2,394 scored counties and #53 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 429 medical and dental practices in Rapides Parish. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 87.6 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Rapides Parish comes to about $49.2M a year: $1,004 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 429 medical and dental practices, that is $115K per practice, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 261 businesses with payroll in Rapides Parish classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers, down 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 188 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rapides Parish declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rapides 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 | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 87.6 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $115K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 188 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.1% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,004 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,967 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 275 → 261−5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,360
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $166.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42946 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 322The 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 Rapides 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 Rapides Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 125,877−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 48,954
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $54,967+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,854
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 54,365
- Daytime population
- 133,944Residents 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 |
| 53Rapides Parish, LA | 11 | 429 | 87.6 | $115K | −2.9% | #2,380 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Rapides 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 orthodontists18
- Primary care and pediatrics10
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy17
- Optometrists and eye care25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Rapides Parish, LA?
There are 429 medical and dental practices on map listings in Rapides Parish as of September 2026. 46 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 261 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.1% from 2019. Another 158 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Rapides Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $49.2M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 429 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $115K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,954 households in Rapides Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rapides Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Rapides Parish has 87.6 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $115K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Rapides Parish would have about 322, against 429 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 188 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Rapides Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Rapides Parish at 125,877 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 48,954 households. Median household income in Rapides Parish is $54,967, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Rapides Parish scores 11 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,380 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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