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Medical and dental practices in St. Mary Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in St. Mary Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,077 of 2,394 scored counties
#36 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 98
- 11 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −12.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On medical and dental services · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $178K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.1
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,552
- −5.3% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, St. Mary Parish has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #2,077 of 2,394 scored counties and #36 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 98 medical and dental practices in St. Mary Parish. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 53.1 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $943 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in St. Mary Parish spend about $17.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $178K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in St. Mary Parish was 41 in 2023, down 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 450 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Mary Parish declined 5.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How St. Mary 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. Mary Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.1 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $178K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 450 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.8% | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $943 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,576 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 41−12.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 114The 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. Mary 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. Mary Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,552−5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,463
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $52,576+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,245
- Median home value
- $138,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,344
- Daytime population
- 47,916Residents 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 |
| 36St. Mary Parish, LA | 30 | 98 | 53.1 | $178K | −5.3% | #2,077 of 2,394 |
Other business types in St. Mary 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics30
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy44
- Optometrists and eye care33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in St. Mary Parish, LA?
There are 98 medical and dental practices on map listings in St. Mary Parish as of September 2026. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, down 12.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Mary Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.4M a year, or $943 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $178K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,463 households in St. Mary Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
St. Mary Parish has 53.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $178K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, St. Mary Parish would have about 114, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 450 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Mary Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary Parish at 46,552 people in 2025, down 5.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,463 households. Median household income in St. Mary Parish is $52,576, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. St. Mary Parish scores 30 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,077 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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