Health care · Metro area · Louisiana
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Hammond, LA metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Hammond, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 37
- 5 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.7M
- On medical and dental services · $994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,346
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Hammond metro area comes to about $51.7M a year: $994 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 37 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $1.4M per clinic, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
The Hammond metro area has 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Hammond metro area was 55 in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 945 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hammond metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hammond metro area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #244 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Hammond metro area 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 primary care and pediatric clinics 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 | Hammond metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 945 | 572 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.4% | −12.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $994 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $56,760 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55−15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,014
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 375 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 in the Hammond metro area, 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 the Hammond metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,346+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 51,999
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $56,760+18.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,166
- Median home value
- $212,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,446
- Daytime population
- 130,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Hammond metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 45 | 37 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #244 of 387 |
| 2Baton Rouge, LA | 34 | 358 | 10.8 | $1M | +2.1% | #311 of 387 |
| 3Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 33 | 44 | 5.5 | $1.9M | −3.5% | #312 of 387 |
| 4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 30 | 100 | 9.5 | $1.2M | +5.3% | #329 of 387 |
| 5New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 24 | 284 | 7.1 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #350 of 387 |
| 6Lake Charles, LA | 19 | 84 | 9.1 | $1.2M | −3.8% | #364 of 387 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 18 | 165 | 10.0 | $1M | +3.8% | #365 of 387 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 8 | 145 | 9.2 | $1.1M | −2.3% | #384 of 387 |
| 9Monroe, LA | 5 | 84 | 9.7 | $1M | −1.9% | #386 of 387 |
| 10Alexandria, LA | 4 | 55 | 9.8 | $1M | −2.5% | #387 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hammond metro area
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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists49
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors58
- Physical therapy33
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Hammond, LA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Hammond metro area. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 15.4% from 2019. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hammond, LA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $51.7M a year, or $994 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,999 households in the Hammond metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hammond, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Hammond metro area has 7.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Hammond metro area would have about 29, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 945 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hammond, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hammond metro area at 141,346 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,999 households. Median household income in the Hammond metro area is $56,760, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.7%, 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. The Hammond metro area scores 45 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #244 of 387 scored metro areas.
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