Mississippi micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Direct answer
48,522 residents, 1,086 enumerated clinicians, 223.8 per 10,000, 19 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Hattiesburg market a funder prices. Forrest County adds 2 healthcare approvals worth $2,147,000 and 0 miles of distance to Hattiesburg, MS.
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- Population: 48,522 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 1,086 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $44,1403
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 211 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 22 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Hattiesburg, MS, 0 miles1
Who is enumerated in Hattiesburg
223.8 providers per 10,000 residents is what 1,086 enumerations across 31 fields works out to in a town of 48,522
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 211 | 43.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 131 | 27.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 111 | 22.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 86 | 17.7 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 62 | 12.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 58 | 12.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 50 | 10.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 45 | 9.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 37 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 33 | 6.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 32 | 6.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 30 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 26 | 5.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 23 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 23 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 15 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 15 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 14 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 12 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 12 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 10 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 9 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 8 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 7 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 7 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 5 | 1.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 4 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 27 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 2 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 211 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
What lenders have already approved in Forrest County
2 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 2 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $2,147,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $1,073,500 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 74 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
The ratio that matters up front is 223.8 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. Forrest County has 2 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. Household income of $44,140 in Hattiesburg 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
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Hattiesburg does not appear. Availability is still a Mississippi question.
What a funder reads first in Hattiesburg
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Hattiesburg that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices, primary care and family medicine.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (211) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (131) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Primary care and family medicine (111) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Hattiesburg providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Hattiesburg, not what any funder will do with your file.
Hattiesburg against nearby Mississippi markets
223.8 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Hattiesburg
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattiesburg (current) | 48,522 | 1,086 | 223.8 | |
| Petal | 11,538 | 87 | 75.4 | 6 |
| Laurel | 17,508 | 330 | 188.5 | 28 |
| Picayune | 12,017 | 168 | 139.8 | 57 |
| Gulfport | 74,621 | 771 | 103.3 | 63 |
| Biloxi | 48,144 | 523 | 108.6 | 65 |
| Long Beach | 17,217 | 69 | 40.1 | 66 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg, MS lies 0 miles from Hattiesburg, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Hattiesburg, MS rents while 48,522 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $44,140 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 48,522 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost. A college in Hattiesburg puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections. Hattiesburg is the Forrest County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Mississippi markets
Hattiesburg owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Hattiesburg, and in what?
Across 31 fields, Hattiesburg carries 1,086 enumerated clinicians, 223.8 per 10,000 of the 48,522 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 211 of the total, then behavioral and mental health group practices at 131. Count practices from that only with care.
02Which fields carry the volume in Hattiesburg?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 211 providers and behavioral and mental health group practices at 131 lead the 31 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
03What does Forrest County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Forrest County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Hattiesburg and evidences a staffing ramp in a 48,522 resident market.
04Why does Forrest County show so little SBA activity?
Only 2 healthcare approvals appear for Forrest County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Forrest County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 74 credit intermediation establishments.
05How does the hospital in Hattiesburg affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 22 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Hattiesburg projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Hattiesburg?
22 Medicare-certified providers hold an address in the town across the Care Compare categories. Certified volume this close matters on a working-capital file, because it shows the payer-mix and the reimbursement lag a funder will price into a 48,522 resident market.
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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