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Medical and dental practices in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
How St. John the Baptist 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,573 of 2,394 scored counties
#26 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 74
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $210K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.8
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,875
- −5.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 medical and dental practices in St. John the Baptist Parish. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 15%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.8, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,026 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in St. John the Baptist Parish spend about $15.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $210K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in St. John the Baptist Parish in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in St. John the Baptist Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in St. John the Baptist Parish is 42 (lower middle), #1,573 of 2,394 scored counties and #26 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana.
How St. John the Baptist 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 | St. John the Baptist Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.8 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $210K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.8% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,026 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,630 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 25−13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The 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 St. John the Baptist 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 St. John the Baptist Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,875−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 15,152
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 215 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $66,630+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,052
- Median home value
- $193,200
- Jobs located here
- 13,847
- Daytime population
- 36,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with St. John the Baptist Parish marked.
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 |
| 26St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 42 | 74 | 48.8 | $210K | −5.9% | #1,573 of 2,394 |
Other business types in St. John the Baptist 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics43
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors41
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA?
St. John the Baptist Parish has 74 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 13.8% from 2019. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. John the Baptist Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $15.5M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $210K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,152 households in St. John the Baptist Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. John the Baptist Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
St. John the Baptist Parish has 48.8 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $210K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, St. John the Baptist Parish would have about 102, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is St. John the Baptist Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. John the Baptist Parish at 39,875 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,152 households. Median household income in St. John the Baptist Parish is $66,630, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.0%, 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. St. John the Baptist Parish scores 42 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,573 of 2,394 scored counties.
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