Minnesota micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Owatonna, Minnesota
Direct answer
252 healthcare providers hold a Owatonna practice address, 94.6 per 10,000 of its 26,626 residents, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Steele County recorded 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and Mankato, MN sits 37 miles out.
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- Population: 26,626 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 252 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $81,2763
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 48 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Mankato, MN, 37 miles1
Who is enumerated in Owatonna
The NPPES file puts 252 enumerated clinicians inside Owatonna, spread over 28 fields at 94.6 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 48 | 18.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 34 | 12.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 27 | 10.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 19 | 7.1 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 16 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 15 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 14 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 10 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 10 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 8 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 7 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 5 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 5 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 4 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| IDD services | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Owatonna 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.
Steele County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
The county file holds 0 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 0 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $0 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | No approvals recorded | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 21 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Owatonna the way a credit committee does
Underwriting starts with 94.6 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. With 0 approvals on record in Steele County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. Household income of $81,276 in Owatonna is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Owatonna mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 28 fields that actually practice in Owatonna, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Minnesota and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Owatonna
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Owatonna that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, chiropractic.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (48) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (34) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Chiropractic (27) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Column one counts Owatonna clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Owatonna file differently.
Owatonna against nearby Minnesota markets
Set Owatonna's 94.6 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna (current) | 26,626 | 252 | 94.6 | |
| Faribault | 24,983 | 236 | 94.5 | 15 |
| Northfield | 21,316 | 183 | 85.9 | 25 |
| Albert Lea | 18,159 | 124 | 68.3 | 31 |
| Austin | 26,690 | 162 | 60.7 | 32 |
| Mankato | 46,459 | 632 | 136.0 | 37 |
| Farmington | 24,464 | 102 | 41.7 | 39 |
How Owatonna sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Mankato, MN is 37 miles. That is close enough for rent in Owatonna to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. Median household income runs $81,276, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 26,626 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost. Owatonna is the Steele County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Minnesota markets
- Faribault 24,983 residents
- Northfield 21,316 residents
- Albert Lea 18,159 residents
- Austin 26,690 residents
- Mankato 46,459 residents
- Farmington 24,464 residents
Questions from Owatonna
01How many providers practice in Owatonna, and in what?
252 enumerations sit at Owatonna addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 94.6 for every 10,000 residents. 19 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 34. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 252 here cover fewer than 252 practices.
02Why does Steele County show so little SBA activity?
Only 0 healthcare approvals appear for Steele County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Steele County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 21 credit intermediation establishments.
03What does Steele County's shortage designation change?
Designated for mental health, Steele 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.
04Is Owatonna underwritten as part of Mankato, MN?
Partly. Mankato, MN is 37 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 26,626 residents around Owatonna. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
05How does the hospital in Owatonna affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 2 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Owatonna projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06Does being the Steele County seat change anything?
Owatonna is the Steele County seat, so county payroll steadies the payer mix and courthouse traffic keeps the daytime population above the 26,626 residents on the census. Both show up as a flatter seasonal curve in a collections history.
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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