Nebraska micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Norfolk, Nebraska
Direct answer
26,162 residents, 430 enumerated clinicians, 164.4 per 10,000, 23 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Norfolk market a funder prices. Madison County adds 0 healthcare approvals worth $0 and 62 miles of distance to Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.
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- Population: 26,162 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 430 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $62,1753
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 100 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 6 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, 62 miles1
Who is enumerated in Norfolk
Counted at the town's own addresses: 430 providers, 31 fields, 164.4 clinicians per 10,000 of the 26,162 residents here
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 100 | 38.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 68 | 26.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 43 | 16.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 33 | 12.6 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 30 | 11.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 25 | 9.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 23 | 8.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 19 | 7.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 15 | 5.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 10 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 9 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 6 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 6 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 3 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 15 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Norfolk practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 23 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Loan activity in Madison County
0 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 36 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
164.4 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. A short county record of 0 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. Household income of $62,175 in Norfolk is the number a lender uses to sanity check the self-pay share of a revenue projection.
Programs the Norfolk 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 31 fields that actually practice in Norfolk, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Nebraska and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Norfolk
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices, primary care and family medicine account for most of what is enumerated in Norfolk, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (100) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (68) | 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 (43) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
The first column is Norfolk's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Norfolk or anywhere else.
How Norfolk prices against its neighbors
Set Norfolk's 164.4 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk (current) | 26,162 | 430 | 164.4 | |
| Columbus | 25,126 | 241 | 95.9 | 41 |
| Fremont | 28,190 | 309 | 109.6 | 63 |
| Grand Island | 53,250 | 643 | 120.8 | 90 |
| La Vista | 16,543 | 117 | 70.7 | 91 |
| Papillion | 25,248 | 387 | 153.3 | 92 |
| Bellevue | 64,777 | 505 | 78.0 | 98 |
What the geography does to a Norfolk projection
62 miles separate Norfolk from Sioux City, IA-NE-SD. Equipment sold at that distance has no local buyer, and the advance rate carries the discount. Households here carry $62,175 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The hospital fixes two inputs a lender would otherwise estimate in a 26,162 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar.
More of Nebraska
Norfolk owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Norfolk, and in what?
Across 31 fields, Norfolk carries 430 enumerated clinicians, 164.4 per 10,000 of the 26,162 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 100 of the total, then behavioral and mental health group practices at 68. Count practices from that only with care.
02Does being 62 miles out change the underwriting?
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 62 miles away, far enough that rent and equipment resale comparables get pulled from Madison County rather than a metro market. At 62 miles the appraisal window runs longer and equipment resale gets discounted.
03What does Madison County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Madison County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Norfolk and evidences a staffing ramp in a 26,162 resident market.
04Why does Madison County show so little SBA activity?
Madison 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. 36 lending establishments operate locally.
05Which fields carry the volume in Norfolk?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 100 providers and behavioral and mental health group practices at 68 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.
06How does the hospital in Norfolk 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. 6 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 164.4 per 10,000 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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