New York micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Utica, New York
Direct answer
63,660 residents, 661 enumerated clinicians, 103.8 per 10,000, 38 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy: that is the Utica market a funder prices. Oneida County adds 9 healthcare approvals worth $574,100 and 0 miles of distance to Utica-Rome, NY.
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- Population: 63,660 residents (50K-100K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 661 across 31 fields2
- Median household income: $51,5133
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 249 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 7 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Utica-Rome, NY, 0 miles1
Who is enumerated in Utica
Counted at the town's own addresses: 661 providers, 31 fields, 103.8 clinicians per 10,000 of the 63,660 residents here
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 249 | 39.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 69 | 10.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 43 | 6.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 37 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 34 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 30 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 27 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 24 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 19 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 18 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 16 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 16 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 16 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 12 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 6 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 5 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 5 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 3 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 1 | 0.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 13 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
A single Utica practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 38 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Utica
With 9 healthcare approvals recorded, Oneida County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 9 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $574,100 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $63,789 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 94 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
The ratio that matters up front is 103.8 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. A short county record of 9 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $51,513 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Utica mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
The 31 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in New York.
What a funder reads first in Utica
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, general dentistry account for most of what is enumerated in Utica, 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 (249) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (69) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| General dentistry (43) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
Local counts come from NPPES. What a file turns on is drawn from how the field is generally reviewed, not from any decision about your practice.
Density beside the neighboring New York towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Utica has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utica (current) | 63,660 | 661 | 103.8 | |
| Rome | 31,990 | 284 | 88.8 | 16 |
| Oneida | 10,066 | 140 | 139.1 | 23 |
| Gloversville | 14,894 | 123 | 82.6 | 44 |
| Oneonta | 15,679 | 196 | 125.0 | 45 |
| Amsterdam | 18,169 | 225 | 123.8 | 53 |
| Cortland | 17,459 | 317 | 181.6 | 59 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Utica
Utica-Rome, NY lies 0 miles from Utica, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Utica-Rome, NY rents while 63,660 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $51,513 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The Medicare-certified hospital in Utica sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Utica is the Oneida County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby New York towns
Utica owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Utica, and in what?
Across 31 fields, Utica carries 661 enumerated clinicians, 103.8 per 10,000 of the 63,660 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 249 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 69. Count practices from that only with care.
02Which fields carry the volume in Utica?
The 31 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 249, with primary care and family medicine at 69 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
03What does Oneida County's shortage designation change?
Oneida County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Utica can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
04Why does Oneida County show so little SBA activity?
Oneida County shows 9 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. 94 lending establishments operate locally.
05How does the hospital in Utica 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. 7 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 103.8 per 10,000 market.
06Is there local lending capacity in Oneida County?
County Business Patterns records 94 credit intermediation establishments in Oneida County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Utica 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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