Indiana micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Mishawaka, Indiana
Direct answer
St. Joseph County carries 7 SBA healthcare approvals worth $2,001,400, and inside Mishawaka the census shows 588 enumerated clinicians against 51,020 residents, 115.2 per 10,000, 16 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI lies 5 miles away.
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- Population: 51,020 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 588 across 34 fields2
- Median household income: $53,1203
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 92 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 14 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, 5 miles1
Fields practicing inside Mishawaka
588 providers across 34 fields, 115.2 per 10,000 residents, counted at Mishawaka addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 92 | 18.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 80 | 15.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 61 | 12.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 47 | 9.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 38 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 35 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 34 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 30 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 25 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 14 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 13 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 12 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 12 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 10 | 2.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 8 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 7 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 7 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 7 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 6 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 6 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 5 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 5 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IDD services | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Mobile diagnostics | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| IV hydration and infusion | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 19 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
A single Mishawaka practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 16 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Mishawaka
With 7 healthcare approvals recorded, St. Joseph County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on.
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 7 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Total approved capital | $2,001,400 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Mean deal size | $285,914 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 159 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
A file from here opens on 115.2 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. A short county record of 7 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. With $53,120 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Mishawaka households actually spend.
Programs the Mishawaka mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 34 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Indiana rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in Mishawaka
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, optometry and ophthalmology account for most of what is enumerated in Mishawaka, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (92) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (80) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (61) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
The first column is Mishawaka's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Mishawaka or anywhere else.
Density beside the neighboring Indiana towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Mishawaka has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mishawaka (current) | 51,020 | 588 | 115.2 | |
| Elkhart | 53,690 | 564 | 105.0 | 11 |
| Goshen | 34,458 | 345 | 100.1 | 19 |
| Plymouth | 11,042 | 131 | 118.6 | 24 |
| La Porte | 22,444 | 174 | 77.5 | 29 |
| Warsaw | 16,111 | 245 | 152.1 | 34 |
| Chesterton | 14,655 | 284 | 193.8 | 46 |
How Mishawaka sits against the nearest metro
5 miles separate Mishawaka from South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI. Lease pricing follows South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI, while revenue stays capped by the 51,020 residents here. Households here carry $53,120 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
More of Indiana
What owners in Mishawaka ask
01How many providers practice in Mishawaka, and in what?
Across 34 fields, Mishawaka carries 588 enumerated clinicians, 115.2 per 10,000 of the 51,020 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 92 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 80. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does St. Joseph County's shortage designation change?
St. Joseph County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Mishawaka can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does St. Joseph County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 7 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in St. Joseph County. That tracks how few St. Joseph County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 159 credit intermediation establishments operate in St. Joseph County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04Is Mishawaka underwritten as part of South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI?
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI sits 5 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI; the 51,020 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05Which fields carry the volume in Mishawaka?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 92 of them, ahead of primary care and family medicine at 80, across 34 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
06Is there local lending capacity in St. Joseph County?
County Business Patterns records 159 credit intermediation establishments in St. Joseph County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Mishawaka rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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