Health care · Small-town market · Louisiana
Primary care and pediatric clinics in the Opelousas, LA area
The primary care and pediatric clinics in the Opelousas, LA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #453 of 458 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- −22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On medical and dental services · $894 a household
- Spending per listing
- $778K
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,765
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
For primary care and pediatric clinics, the Opelousas area has a Groundwork market score of 8 (very low): #453 of 458 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Opelousas area spend about $28.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $894 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $778K per clinic, 56% 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 Opelousas area has 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in the Opelousas area in 2023, down 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 466 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Opelousas area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Opelousas 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 | Opelousas area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $778K | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 466 | 572 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.5% | −12.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $894 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $44,462 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69−22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 766
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Opelousas 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 Opelousas area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,765−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,183
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 923 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $44,462+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,015
- Median home value
- $142,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,929
- Daytime population
- 72,446Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Louisiana for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Louisiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Opelousas area marked.
Top small-town markets in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Natchitoches, LA | 32 | 8 | 5.5 | $1.7M | −3.5% | #361 of 458 |
| 2DeRidder, LA | 31 | 20 | 14.5 | $723K | +0.2% | #370 of 458 |
| 3Morgan City, LA | 29 | 11 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −5.3% | #381 of 458 |
| 4Bogalusa, LA | 28 | 23 | 13.0 | $704K | −0.9% | #394 of 458 |
| 5Ruston, LA | 25 | 14 | 7.6 | $1.2M | +0.1% | #404 of 458 |
| 6New Iberia, LA | 16 | 21 | 7.8 | $1.2M | −4.6% | #440 of 458 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 16 | 22 | 10.6 | $846K | −0.9% | #442 of 458 |
| 7Minden, LA | 15 | 12 | 8.4 | $1.1M | −5.2% | #444 of 458 |
| 8Opelousas, LA | 8 | 37 | 11.5 | $778K | −1.9% | #453 of 458 |
Other business types in the Opelousas 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 clinics12
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics8
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy19
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in the Opelousas, LA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 primary care and pediatric clinics in the Opelousas area. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 22.5% from 2019. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Opelousas, LA area spend on medical and dental services?
About $28.8M a year, or $894 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $778K 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 32,183 households in the Opelousas area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Opelousas, LA area compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
The Opelousas area has 11.5 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $778K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, the Opelousas area would have about 16, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 466 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Opelousas, LA area growing?
Population estimates put the Opelousas area at 80,765 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,183 households. Median household income in the Opelousas area is $44,462, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Opelousas area scores 8 for primary care and pediatric clinics (very low), #453 of 458 scored small-town markets.
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