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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Vernon Parish, LA
How Vernon 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,028 of 1,656 scored counties
#8 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −36.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On medical and dental services · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,091
- −7.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 primary care and pediatric clinics in Vernon Parish. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
At $970 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Vernon Parish spend about $17.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 8 primary care and pediatric clinics, that is $2.2M per clinic, 25% above 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.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Vernon Parish in 2023, down 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,144 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Vernon Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −7.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Vernon Parish is 44 (lower middle), #1,028 of 1,656 scored counties and #8 of 41 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Vernon 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 | Vernon Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,144 | 572 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −36.0% | −12.1% | −2.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $970 | $1,036 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,270 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 8 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 16−36.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 610
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Vernon 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 Vernon Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,091−7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 18,300
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $57,270+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,627
- Median home value
- $156,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,403
- Daytime population
- 43,022Residents 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 |
Other business types in Vernon 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 clinics47
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Vernon Parish, LA?
Vernon 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, down 36.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vernon Parish, LA spend on medical and dental services?
About $17.8M a year, or $970 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 18,300 households in Vernon Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vernon Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?
Vernon Parish has 4.4 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the national ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Vernon Parish would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,144 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count fell 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Vernon Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Vernon Parish at 45,091 people in 2025, down 7.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,300 households. The median household income in Vernon Parish is $57,270 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Vernon Parish scores 44 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #1,028 of 1,656 scored counties.
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