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Medical and dental practices in Vermilion Parish, LA

The medical and dental practices in Vermilion Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,466 of 2,394 scored counties
#23 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
112
9 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
41
−10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$21.3M
On medical and dental services · $978 a household
Spending per listing
$190K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
51.4
39% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,671
+1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $978 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Vermilion Parish spend about $21.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $190K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Vermilion Parish has 112 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.4, 39% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Vermilion Parish was 41 in 2023, down 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 532 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $309K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Vermilion Parish.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vermilion Parish grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Vermilion Parish has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,466 of 2,394 scored counties and #23 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Vermilion 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Vermilion Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureVermilion ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households51.478.584.5
Spending per listing$190K$132K$152K
Households per official establishment532282270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.9%−2.7%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$978$1,036$1,288
Median household income$55,707$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score4415

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 41−10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
195
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1129 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$309K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
57,671+1.3% since 2020
Households
21,797
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,172 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$55,707+7.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,600
Median home value
$163,300
Jobs located here
12,586
Daytime population
46,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Doctors, dentists and clinics across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Vermilion Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1West Baton Rouge Parish, LA695146.5$243K+5.5%#388 of 2,394
2St. Bernard Parish, LA685433.3$304K+4.1%#407 of 2,394
3Livingston Parish, LA6724645.9$241K+8.5%#457 of 2,394
4De Soto Parish, LA662624.8$390K+2.0%#467 of 2,394
5LaSalle Parish, LA651733.7$308K+2.2%#528 of 2,394
6Winn Parish, LA651531.3$296K+9.1%#532 of 2,394
7Jackson Parish, LA641323.3$385K+5.6%#564 of 2,394
8Plaquemines Parish, LA642631.6$368K−5.3%#565 of 2,394
9Grant Parish, LA6268.1$1.3M−0.3%#637 of 2,394
10East Feliciana Parish, LA591320.3$545K−2.8%#766 of 2,394
23Vermilion Parish, LA4411251.4$190K+1.3%#1,466 of 2,394

Other business types in Vermilion Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Vermilion Parish, LA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 medical and dental practices in Vermilion Parish. 9 of them (8%) 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 10.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Vermilion Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?

About $21.3M a year, or $978 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $190K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,797 households in Vermilion Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Vermilion Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Vermilion Parish has 51.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $190K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Vermilion Parish would have about 140, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Vermilion Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Vermilion Parish at 57,671 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,797 households. The median household income in Vermilion Parish is $55,707 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 7.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Vermilion Parish scores 44 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #1,466 of 2,394 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Vermilion Parish

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