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Medical and dental practices in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #388 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 51
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,129 a household
- Spending per listing
- $243K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.5
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,756
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 medical and dental practices in West Baton Rouge Parish. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That is 46.5 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in West Baton Rouge Parish comes to about $12.4M a year: $1,129 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 medical and dental practices, that is $243K per practice, 59% 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 West Baton Rouge Parish was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 998 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of West Baton Rouge Parish grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, West Baton Rouge Parish has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #388 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How West Baton Rouge 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 | West Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.5 | 78.5 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $243K | $132K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 998 | 282 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,129 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $87,299 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,756+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,974
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,837
- Median home value
- $229,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,037
- Daytime population
- 29,192Residents 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 West Baton Rouge 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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists74
- Primary care and pediatrics63
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy50
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 51 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $12.4M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $243K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 46.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $243K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 81, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 998 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #388 of 2,394 scored counties.
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