Michigan micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Sturgis, Michigan
Direct answer
St. Joseph County carries 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and inside Sturgis the census shows 116 enumerated clinicians against 11,030 residents, 105.2 per 10,000, 24 percent of them in aba and autism therapy. Elkhart-Goshen, IN lies 29 miles away.
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- Population: 11,030 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 116 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $60,6403
- Largest provider field: ABA and autism therapy: 28 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 1 across 1 categories4
- Nearest metro: Elkhart-Goshen, IN, 29 miles1
What NPPES records at Sturgis addresses
105.2 providers per 10,000 residents is what 116 enumerations across 22 fields works out to in a town of 11,030
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA and autism therapy | 28 | 25.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 14 | 12.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 13 | 11.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 10 | 9.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 7 | 6.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 6 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 4.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 28 aba and autism therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in St. Joseph 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 | 39 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
The ratio that matters up front is 105.2 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. St. Joseph County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. Household income of $60,640 in Sturgis 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
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 22 fields that actually practice in Sturgis, weighted toward aba and autism therapy. Availability still depends on Michigan and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Sturgis
aba and autism therapy, optometry and ophthalmology, primary care and family medicine account for most of what is enumerated in Sturgis, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| ABA and autism therapy (28) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (14) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (13) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Sturgis providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Sturgis, not what any funder will do with your file.
How Sturgis prices against its neighbors
Set Sturgis's 105.2 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis (current) | 11,030 | 116 | 105.2 | |
| Coldwater | 14,314 | 204 | 142.5 | 24 |
| Portage | 49,975 | 597 | 119.5 | 29 |
| Kalamazoo | 73,290 | 1,648 | 224.9 | 34 |
| Battle Creek | 52,205 | 733 | 140.4 | 36 |
| Niles | 11,738 | 218 | 185.7 | 43 |
| Jackson | 30,920 | 1,011 | 327.0 | 61 |
How Sturgis sits against the nearest metro
29 miles separate Sturgis from Elkhart-Goshen, IN. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. At $60,640 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Wages here are anchored by the Medicare-certified hospital in town, which is what a staffing line gets measured against.
Nearby Michigan towns
Questions from Sturgis
01How many providers practice in Sturgis, and in what?
NPPES lists 116 providers at a Sturgis practice address, 105.2 per 10,000 residents across 22 tracked fields. ABA and autism therapy accounts for 28 of them, 24 percent of the total, with optometry and ophthalmology next at 14. Read that as clinicians: 116 enumerations, not 116 owners.
02What does St. Joseph County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, St. Joseph 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. Joseph County show so little SBA activity?
St. Joseph 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. 39 lending establishments operate locally.
04How does the hospital in Sturgis 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. 1 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 105.2 per 10,000 market.
05Is Sturgis underwritten as part of Elkhart-Goshen, IN?
Partly. Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 29 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 11,030 residents around Sturgis. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06What does the underserved designation in St. Joseph County support?
St. Joseph 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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