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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Natchitoches Parish, LA
How Natchitoches Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,336 of 1,656 scored counties
#16 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −32.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On medical and dental services · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,089
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Natchitoches Parish scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics, ranking #1,336 of 1,656 scored counties and #16 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 primary care and pediatric clinics in Natchitoches Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $938 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Natchitoches Parish spend about $13.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $1.7M per clinic, 4% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Natchitoches Parish was 17 in 2023, down 32.0% from 2019. That is one for every 853 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Natchitoches Parish declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Natchitoches 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 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 | Natchitoches Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 853 | 572 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −32.0% | −12.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $938 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $46,292 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 17−32.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,089−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 14,508
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,253 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $46,292+62.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,591
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,086
- Daytime population
- 35,751Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 71 | 30 | 5.6 | $2M | +8.5% | #248 of 1,656 |
| 2St. Charles Parish, LA | 64 | 7 | 3.8 | $3.1M | −3.7% | #386 of 1,656 |
| 3Ascension Parish, LA | 64 | 35 | 7.3 | $1.7M | +6.4% | #415 of 1,656 |
| 4West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 63 | 8 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +5.5% | #446 of 1,656 |
| 5St. Martin Parish, LA | 47 | 11 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #938 of 1,656 |
| 6Lafourche Parish, LA | 46 | 15 | 4.0 | $2.6M | −2.0% | #960 of 1,656 |
| 7Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 45 | 37 | 7.1 | $1.4M | +5.8% | #1,021 of 1,656 |
| 8Vernon Parish, LA | 44 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.2M | −7.3% | #1,028 of 1,656 |
| 9St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 43 | 9 | 5.9 | $1.7M | −5.9% | #1,065 of 1,656 |
| 10St. James Parish, LA | 39 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.7M | −5.9% | #1,174 of 1,656 |
| 16Natchitoches Parish, LA | 32 | 8 | 5.5 | $1.7M | −3.5% | #1,336 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Natchitoches 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy27
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Natchitoches Parish, LA?
Natchitoches Parish has 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 32.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Natchitoches Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.6M a year, or $938 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 14,508 households in Natchitoches Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Natchitoches Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Natchitoches Parish has 5.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.7M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 853 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 32.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Natchitoches Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Natchitoches Parish at 36,089 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,508 households. The median household income in Natchitoches Parish is $46,292 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 62.1% 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. Natchitoches Parish scores 32 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,336 of 1,656 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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