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Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lake Charles, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #364 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 84
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 149
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $98.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,069 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lake Charles metro area is 19 (low), #364 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Lake Charles metro area. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Lake Charles metro area comes to about $98.4M a year: $1,069 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 149 businesses with payroll in the Lake Charles metro area classed as offices of physicians, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Lake Charles metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lake Charles metro area declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Lake Charles 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 | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 618 | 572 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | −12.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,069 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 149−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,749
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in the Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents 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 Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles 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 clinics20
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics19
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics12
- Chiropractors18
- Physical therapy14
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
The Lake Charles metro area has 84 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. Another 158 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $98.4M a year, or $1,069 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Lake Charles metro area has 9.1 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 55, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lake Charles metro area scores 19 for primary care and pediatric clinics (low), #364 of 387 scored metro areas.
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