Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Hudson, Ohio
Direct answer
A Hudson file is read against 228 local clinicians, 98.8 for every 10,000 of its 23,073 residents, 22 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 23 SBA healthcare approvals worth $6,205,300 already recorded in Summit County, 12 miles from Akron, OH.
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- Population: 23,073 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 228 across 25 fields2
- Median household income: $180,9313
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 50 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Akron, OH, 12 miles1
- Hospital: A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town4
Fields practicing inside Hudson
The NPPES file puts 228 enumerated clinicians inside Hudson, spread over 25 fields at 98.8 per 10,000 residents
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 50 | 21.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 30 | 13.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 16 | 6.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 14 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 13 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 13 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 13 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 11 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 9 | 3.9 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 8 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 8 | 3.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 4 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 50 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 Summit County
Lenders in Summit County have already closed 23 healthcare approvals, averaging $269,796, which is the size a new file gets read beside
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 23 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $6,205,300 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | $269,796 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 245 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Hudson the way a credit committee does
Density of 98.8 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. Because Summit County already carries $6,205,300 across 23 healthcare approvals, a request near that average moves faster than one well above it. A $180,931 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Medical receivables factoring
Weighted by how often each of the 25 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. Ohio rules and the partner decide availability.
Underwriting by field in Hudson
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, home health
| Field | What the file turns on | The capital event behind most requests |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (50) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (30) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Home health (16) | Medicare certification first, Payer mix second, Days in accounts receivable third | Payroll between visit and remittance |
The first column is Hudson's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Hudson or anywhere else.
Hudson against nearby Ohio markets
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Hudson has too few sales of its own
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson (current) | 23,073 | 228 | 98.8 | |
| Stow | 34,101 | 271 | 79.5 | 4 |
| Streetsboro | 17,877 | 132 | 73.8 | 5 |
| Twinsburg | 19,504 | 213 | 109.2 | 6 |
| Macedonia | 12,139 | 105 | 86.5 | 6 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 50,979 | 516 | 101.2 | 7 |
| Aurora | 17,985 | 116 | 64.5 | 7 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Hudson
Akron, OH lies 12 miles from Hudson, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Akron, OH rents while 23,073 residents set the revenue ceiling. At $180,931 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 23,073 resident town: where referrals originate, and what staff cost.
Nearby Ohio towns
- Stow 34,101 residents
- Streetsboro 17,877 residents
- Twinsburg 19,504 residents
- Macedonia 12,139 residents
- Cuyahoga Falls 50,979 residents
- Aurora 17,985 residents
What owners in Hudson ask
01How many providers practice in Hudson, and in what?
228 enumerations sit at Hudson addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 98.8 for every 10,000 residents. 22 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 30. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 228 here cover fewer than 228 practices.
02What does Summit County's shortage designation change?
Summit County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Hudson can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Is Hudson underwritten as part of Akron, OH?
Comparables and demand split at 12 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Akron, OH; the revenue line has to hold up against 23,073 local residents.
04What does SBA lending look like around Hudson?
Healthcare borrowers in Summit County took 23 approvals worth $6,205,300 in the published fiscal year, averaging $269,796. That is the comparable set an appraiser near Hudson reaches for first.
05What does a $180,931 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Hudson runs $180,931. On elective and cash-pay work that is the number a funder converts into case acceptance, and it sets how much of a treatment plan a projection can assume gets started rather than deferred.
06How does the hospital in Hudson 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. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 98.8 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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