Illinois micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Swansea, Illinois
Direct answer
St. Clair County carries 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and inside Swansea the census shows 229 enumerated clinicians against 14,445 residents, 158.5 per 10,000, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. St. Louis, MO-IL lies 15 miles away.
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- Population: 14,445 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 229 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $84,3673
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 44 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: St. Louis, MO-IL, 15 miles1
Fields practicing inside Swansea
The NPPES file puts 229 enumerated clinicians inside Swansea, spread over 28 fields at 158.5 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 44 | 30.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 34 | 23.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 24 | 16.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 17 | 11.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 14 | 9.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 13 | 9.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 12 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 12 | 8.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 8 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 7 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 7 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 5 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 4 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 4 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Fertility and IVF | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
A single Swansea practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 19 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
St. Clair County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, St. Clair County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on.
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 138 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
At 158.5 clinicians per 10,000 residents, the catchment radius in a projection has to be defended rather than assumed. A short county record of 0 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $84,367 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Swansea mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
The 28 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Illinois.
Underwriting by field in Swansea
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, optometry and ophthalmology
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (44) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (34) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (24) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
NPPES supplies the Swansea counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Swansea file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Illinois towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Swansea has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea (current) | 14,445 | 229 | 158.5 | |
| Belleville | 40,560 | 750 | 184.9 | 2 |
| Fairview Heights | 16,115 | 180 | 111.7 | 3 |
| Shiloh | 14,754 | 95 | 64.4 | 4 |
| O'Fallon | 32,169 | 17 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Collinsville | 23,766 | 166 | 69.8 | 9 |
| Troy | 11,810 | 73 | 61.8 | 13 |
What the geography does to a Swansea projection
15 miles separate Swansea from St. Louis, MO-IL. Lease pricing follows St. Louis, MO-IL, while revenue stays capped by the 14,445 residents here. Households here carry $84,367 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. No hospital operates here, so the referral sources and the call arrangement have to be named rather than assumed.
Other Illinois markets
- Belleville 40,560 residents
- Fairview Heights 16,115 residents
- Shiloh 14,754 residents
- O'Fallon 32,169 residents
- Collinsville 23,766 residents
- Troy 11,810 residents
Swansea owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Swansea, and in what?
NPPES lists 229 providers at a Swansea practice address, 158.5 per 10,000 residents across 28 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 44 of them, 19 percent of the total, with chiropractic next at 34. Read that as clinicians: 229 enumerations, not 229 owners.
02What does St. Clair County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, St. Clair 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.
03Why does St. Clair County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for St. Clair County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in St. Clair County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 138 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Swansea underwritten as part of St. Louis, MO-IL?
Comparables and demand split at 15 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off St. Louis, MO-IL; the revenue line has to hold up against 14,445 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in St. Clair County?
County Business Patterns records 138 credit intermediation establishments in St. Clair County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Swansea rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06What does the underserved designation in St. Clair County support?
St. Clair County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
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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