Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Acworth, Georgia
Direct answer
489 healthcare providers hold a Acworth practice address, 216.1 per 10,000 of its 22,624 residents, 31 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Cobb County recorded 32 SBA healthcare approvals worth $15,606,800, and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA sits 25 miles out.
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- Population: 22,624 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 489 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $80,7033
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 151 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 25 miles1
The clinical base a lender can verify here
The NPPES file puts 489 enumerated clinicians inside Acworth, spread over 27 fields at 216.1 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 151 | 66.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 56 | 24.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 49 | 21.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 33 | 14.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 26 | 11.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 24 | 10.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 22 | 9.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 20 | 8.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 19 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 17 | 7.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 14 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 12 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 8 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 6 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 5 | 2.2 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 14 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 151 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Cobb County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
Lenders in Cobb County have already closed 32 healthcare approvals, averaging $487,713, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 32 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $15,606,800 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $487,713 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 480 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Acworth the way a credit committee does
216.1 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. 32 approvals worth $15,606,800 in Cobb County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. With $80,703 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Acworth households actually spend.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 27 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Georgia.
Underwriting by field in Acworth
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine account for most of what is enumerated in Acworth, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (151) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (56) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (49) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
The first column is Acworth's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Acworth or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring Georgia towns
216.1 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Acworth
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acworth (current) | 22,624 | 489 | 216.1 | |
| Kennesaw | 37,740 | 852 | 225.8 | 4 |
| Cartersville | 25,082 | 480 | 191.4 | 10 |
| Woodstock | 39,381 | 879 | 223.2 | 10 |
| Holly Springs | 20,133 | 35 | 17.4 | 13 |
| Dallas | 15,062 | 399 | 264.9 | 14 |
| Powder Springs | 19,632 | 248 | 126.3 | 14 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Acworth
Distance to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 25 miles. That is close enough for rent in Acworth to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. At $80,703 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from.
Other Georgia markets
- Kennesaw 37,740 residents
- Cartersville 25,082 residents
- Woodstock 39,381 residents
- Holly Springs 20,133 residents
- Dallas 15,062 residents
- Powder Springs 19,632 residents
What owners in Acworth ask
01How many providers practice in Acworth, and in what?
489 enumerations sit at Acworth addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 216.1 for every 10,000 residents. 31 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and chiropractic follows with 56. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 489 here cover fewer than 489 practices.
02What does SBA lending look like around Acworth?
The county file behind Acworth holds 32 healthcare approvals totaling $15,606,800, an average of $487,713. Those are the loan sizes lenders in Cobb County have already carried.
03Is Acworth underwritten as part of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
Comparables and demand split at 25 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA; the revenue line has to hold up against 22,624 local residents.
04What does Cobb County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Cobb County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Acworth and evidences a staffing ramp in a 22,624 resident market.
05Is there local lending capacity in Cobb County?
County Business Patterns records 480 credit intermediation establishments in Cobb County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Acworth rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06Which fields carry the volume in Acworth?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 151 of them, ahead of chiropractic at 56, across 27 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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