Illinois micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Oak Lawn, Illinois
Direct answer
Cook County carries 122 SBA healthcare approvals worth $56,780,300, and inside Oak Lawn the census shows 1,229 enumerated clinicians against 56,531 residents, 217.4 per 10,000, 34 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN lies 9 miles away.
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- Population: 56,531 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,229 across 34 fields2
- Median household income: $82,4933
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 422 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 12 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 9 miles1
Fields practicing inside Oak Lawn
The NPPES file puts 1,229 enumerated clinicians inside Oak Lawn, spread over 34 fields at 217.4 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 422 | 74.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 263 | 46.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 99 | 17.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 54 | 9.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 53 | 9.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 52 | 9.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 28 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 28 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 24 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 22 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 21 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 18 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 17 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 16 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 12 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 12 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 11 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 10 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 10 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 10 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 6 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 6 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 5 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 4 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 4 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 13 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 422 of the 1,229 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Cook County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
Lenders in Cook County have already closed 122 healthcare approvals, averaging $465,412, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 122 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $56,780,300 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $465,412 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 2,528 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
At 217.4 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. A request measured against 122 prior Cook County approvals is priced on precedent, which shortens the questions about valuation. A $82,493 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 34 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Illinois.
The first pages of a Oak Lawn file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Oak Lawn that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, specialty physician groups, primary care and family medicine.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (422) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Specialty physician groups (263) | Ancillary revenue contribution, Provider productivity, Payer contracts | Ancillary build-out |
| Primary care and family medicine (99) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Local counts come from NPPES. What a file turns on is drawn from how the field is generally reviewed, not from any decision about your practice.
Density beside the neighboring Illinois towns
Comparables travel. These are the Illinois towns whose density, at 217.4 per 10,000 here, gets weighed beside this one.
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn (current) | 56,531 | 1,229 | 217.4 | |
| Burbank | 28,606 | 185 | 64.7 | 2 |
| Chicago Ridge | 14,036 | 130 | 92.6 | 2 |
| Alsip | 18,486 | 77 | 41.7 | 3 |
| Bridgeview | 16,559 | 88 | 53.1 | 3 |
| Evergreen Park | 19,301 | 312 | 161.6 | 3 |
| Worth | 10,660 | 46 | 43.2 | 3 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Oak Lawn
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN lies 9 miles from Oak Lawn, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN rents while 56,531 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $82,493 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Oak Lawn sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
Nearby Illinois towns
- Burbank 28,606 residents
- Chicago Ridge 14,036 residents
- Alsip 18,486 residents
- Bridgeview 16,559 residents
- Evergreen Park 19,301 residents
- Worth 10,660 residents
Oak Lawn owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Oak Lawn, and in what?
Across 34 fields, Oak Lawn carries 1,229 enumerated clinicians, 217.4 per 10,000 of the 56,531 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 422 of the total, then specialty physician groups at 263. Count practices from that only with care.
02Which fields carry the volume in Oak Lawn?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 422 of them, ahead of specialty physician groups at 263, across 34 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
03What does SBA lending look like around Oak Lawn?
The county file behind Oak Lawn holds 122 healthcare approvals totaling $56,780,300, an average of $465,412. Those are the loan sizes lenders in Cook County have already carried.
04What does Cook County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Cook County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 56,531 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
05How does the hospital in Oak Lawn 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. 12 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 217.4 per 10,000 market.
06Is Oak Lawn underwritten as part of Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN?
Comparables and demand split at 9 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN; the revenue line has to hold up against 56,531 local residents.
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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