Georgia micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in LaGrange, Georgia
Direct answer
33,564 residents, 351 enumerated clinicians, 104.6 per 10,000, 15 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the LaGrange market a funder prices. Troup County adds 0 healthcare approvals worth $0 and 37 miles of distance to Columbus, GA-AL.
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- Population: 33,564 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 351 across 33 fields2
- Median household income: $41,4913
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 53 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 10 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Columbus, GA-AL, 37 miles1
Fields practicing inside LaGrange
The NPPES file puts 351 enumerated clinicians inside LaGrange, spread over 33 fields at 104.6 per 10,000 residents
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 53 | 15.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 36 | 10.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 35 | 10.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 30 | 8.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 26 | 7.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 25 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 16 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 15 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 12 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 12 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 11 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 10 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 10 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 9 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 8 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 8 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 7 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 14 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 53 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in Troup County
0 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 47 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading LaGrange the way a credit committee does
Underwriting starts with 104.6 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. Troup County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. Household income of $41,491 in LaGrange is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
Weighted by how often each of the 33 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Georgia rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in LaGrange
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry, specialty physician groups account for most of what is enumerated in LaGrange, 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 (53) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (36) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Specialty physician groups (35) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
The first column is LaGrange's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is LaGrange or anywhere else.
How LaGrange prices against its neighbors
Set LaGrange's 104.6 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaGrange (current) | 33,564 | 351 | 104.6 | |
| Newnan | 45,548 | 693 | 152.1 | 28 |
| Carrollton | 28,306 | 420 | 148.4 | 38 |
| Fairburn | 17,267 | 136 | 78.8 | 44 |
| Fayetteville | 20,419 | 803 | 393.3 | 44 |
| Griffin | 23,994 | 382 | 159.2 | 47 |
| Villa Rica | 20,095 | 228 | 113.5 | 49 |
What the geography does to a LaGrange projection
37 miles separate LaGrange from Columbus, GA-AL. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. At $41,491 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 33,564 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost. A college in LaGrange puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. LaGrange is the Troup County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Georgia towns
- Newnan 45,548 residents
- Carrollton 28,306 residents
- Fairburn 17,267 residents
- Fayetteville 20,419 residents
- Griffin 23,994 residents
- Villa Rica 20,095 residents
Questions from LaGrange
01How many providers practice in LaGrange, and in what?
Across 33 fields, LaGrange carries 351 enumerated clinicians, 104.6 per 10,000 of the 33,564 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 53 of the total, then general dentistry at 36. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Troup County show so little SBA activity?
Troup County shows 0 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 47 lending establishments operate locally.
03How does the hospital in LaGrange affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 10 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 104.6 per 10,000 market.
04What does Troup County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, mental health designation HRSA carries on Troup County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 33,564 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
05Which fields carry the volume in LaGrange?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 53 of them, ahead of general dentistry at 36, across 33 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
06Is LaGrange underwritten as part of Columbus, GA-AL?
Columbus, GA-AL sits 37 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Columbus, GA-AL; the 33,564 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
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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