Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Alliance, Ohio
Direct answer
Stark County carries 10 SBA healthcare approvals worth $4,567,700, and inside Alliance the census shows 226 enumerated clinicians against 21,523 residents, 105.0 per 10,000, 12 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Canton-Massillon, OH lies 15 miles away.
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- Population: 21,523 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 226 across 23 fields2
- Median household income: $54,6083
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 28 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Canton-Massillon, OH, 15 miles1
What NPPES records at Alliance addresses
105.0 providers per 10,000 residents is what 226 enumerations across 23 fields works out to in a town of 21,523
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 28 | 13.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 23 | 10.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 22 | 10.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 21 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 21 | 9.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 19 | 8.8 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 15 | 7.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 14 | 6.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 11 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 9 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 9 | 4.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 7 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 6 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 6 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 3 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 28 of the 226 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
Loan activity in Stark County
Lenders in Stark County have already closed 10 healthcare approvals, averaging $456,770, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 10 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Approved dollars | $4,567,700 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Average approval | $456,770 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 163 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
How this data lands in an underwriting decision
The ratio that matters up front is 105.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. A request measured against 10 prior Stark County approvals is priced on precedent, which shortens the questions about valuation. A $54,608 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Startup and de novo
- Medical receivables factoring
Ranked from the 23 fields that actually practice in Alliance, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on Ohio and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Alliance
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, optometry and ophthalmology, home health account for most of what is enumerated in Alliance, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (28) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (23) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
| Home health (22) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
NPPES supplies the Alliance counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Alliance file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Ohio towns
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 105.0 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance (current) | 21,523 | 226 | 105.0 | |
| Salem | 11,685 | 185 | 158.3 | 14 |
| Canton | 69,211 | 1,797 | 259.6 | 15 |
| North Canton | 17,677 | 932 | 527.2 | 15 |
| Ravenna | 11,236 | 277 | 246.5 | 18 |
| Green | 27,476 | 19 | 6.9 | 19 |
| Kent | 27,720 | 288 | 103.9 | 21 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Alliance
Distance to Canton-Massillon, OH is 15 miles. Appraisers borrow Canton-Massillon, OH rents, and the 21,523 residents set the ceiling on collections. Median household income runs $54,608, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Hospital coverage inside Alliance means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. A college in Alliance puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections.
Other Ohio markets
Alliance owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Alliance, and in what?
NPPES lists 226 providers at a Alliance practice address, 105.0 per 10,000 residents across 23 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 28 of them, 12 percent of the total, with optometry and ophthalmology next at 23. Read that as clinicians: 226 enumerations, not 226 owners.
02What does Stark County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Stark County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 21,523 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03How does the hospital in Alliance 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 Alliance projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
04Which fields carry the volume in Alliance?
The 23 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 28, with optometry and ophthalmology at 23 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
05Is Alliance underwritten as part of Canton-Massillon, OH?
Partly. Canton-Massillon, OH is 15 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 21,523 residents around Alliance. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
06Is there local lending capacity in Stark County?
County Business Patterns records 163 credit intermediation establishments in Stark County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Alliance 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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