California micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Hercules, California
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Hercules runs 35.5 providers per 10,000 residents, 94 clinicians against 26,499 people, 16 percent of them in optometry and ophthalmology, while Contra Costa County lenders have approved 39 healthcare files worth $25,197,200 and the nearest metro is 6 miles out.
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- Population: 26,499 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 94 across 19 fields2
- Median household income: $130,5833
- Largest provider field: Optometry and ophthalmology: 15 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Vallejo, CA, 6 miles1
Hercules clinicians, by field
The NPPES file puts 94 enumerated clinicians inside Hercules, spread over 19 fields at 35.5 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 15 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 14 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 11 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 9 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 7 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 7 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 6 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 3 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 3 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Hercules practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 16 percent sit in optometry and ophthalmology, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Hercules
39 healthcare approvals averaging $646,082 set the deal shape lenders in Contra Costa County have already underwritten
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 39 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $25,197,200 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $646,082 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 596 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
At 35.5 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. A request measured against 39 prior Contra Costa County approvals is priced on precedent, which shortens the questions about valuation. Household income of $130,583 in Hercules is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Hercules mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The 19 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in California.
The first pages of a Hercules file
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: optometry and ophthalmology, aba and autism therapy, general dentistry
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Optometry and ophthalmology (15) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
| ABA and autism therapy (14) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
| General dentistry (11) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
NPPES supplies the Hercules counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Hercules file is bound by them.
Hercules against nearby California markets
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Hercules has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules (current) | 26,499 | 94 | 35.5 | |
| Pinole | 18,663 | 197 | 105.6 | 2 |
| San Pablo | 31,562 | 160 | 50.7 | 5 |
| El Cerrito | 26,409 | 146 | 55.3 | 7 |
| Benicia | 26,477 | 107 | 40.4 | 8 |
| Albany | 19,439 | 176 | 90.5 | 9 |
| Martinez | 37,006 | 561 | 151.6 | 10 |
What the geography does to a Hercules projection
6 miles separate Hercules from Vallejo, CA. Lease pricing follows Vallejo, CA, while revenue stays capped by the 26,499 residents here. Households here carry $130,583 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Hercules, which a projection needs to state plainly.
Other California markets
Hercules owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Hercules, and in what?
Across 19 fields, Hercules carries 94 enumerated clinicians, 35.5 per 10,000 of the 26,499 people living here. The concentration is in optometry and ophthalmology, 15 of the total, then aba and autism therapy at 14. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does SBA lending look like around Hercules?
The county file behind Hercules holds 39 healthcare approvals totaling $25,197,200, an average of $646,082. Those are the loan sizes lenders in Contra Costa County have already carried.
03What does a $130,583 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Hercules runs $130,583. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
04What does Contra Costa County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Contra Costa County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
05How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Hercules?
Care Compare lists 2 certified providers with a Hercules address. That count is a proxy for how much of the local revenue arrives on a federal payment cycle rather than at the front desk.
06Which fields carry the volume in Hercules?
Volume concentrates in optometry and ophthalmology, 15 of them, ahead of aba and autism therapy at 14, across 19 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
Sources
- 1U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, vintage 2024
- 2CMS NPPES, monthly full replacement file
- 3U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2023, table B19013
- 4CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 5U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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