Ohio micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Ravenna, Ohio
Direct answer
Portage County carries 2 SBA healthcare approvals worth $582,000, and inside Ravenna the census shows 277 enumerated clinicians against 11,236 residents, 246.5 per 10,000, 24 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Akron, OH lies 16 miles away.
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- Population: 11,236 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 277 across 25 fields2
- Median household income: $52,3683
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 66 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 2 across 2 categories4
- Nearest metro: Akron, OH, 16 miles1
Fields practicing inside Ravenna
246.5 providers per 10,000 residents is what 277 enumerations across 25 fields works out to in a town of 11,236
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 66 | 58.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 52 | 46.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 31 | 27.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 22 | 19.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 14 | 12.5 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 13 | 11.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 13 | 11.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 8 | 7.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 7 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 6.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 6 | 5.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 5 | 4.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 3.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 3 | 2.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 9 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Ravenna practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 24 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
The lending record behind Ravenna
The county file holds 2 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 2 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $582,000 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Typical approval size | $291,000 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 48 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
Reading Ravenna the way a credit committee does
The ratio that matters up front is 246.5 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. A short county record of 2 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $52,368 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Ravenna mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Medical receivables factoring
- Healthcare AR line and payroll funding
The 25 fields practicing locally set this order. A funding partner, not this list, decides what is available in Ohio.
What a funder reads first in Ravenna
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: physical, occupational, and speech therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices, non-medical home care
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (66) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (52) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Non-medical home care (31) | Payer mix between waiver and private pay, Caregiver retention, Electronic visit verification compliance | Payroll funding against waiver and managed care receivables |
NPPES supplies the Ravenna counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Ravenna file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Ohio towns
246.5 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Ravenna
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna (current) | 11,236 | 277 | 246.5 | |
| Kent | 27,720 | 288 | 103.9 | 6 |
| Streetsboro | 17,877 | 132 | 73.8 | 8 |
| Stow | 34,101 | 271 | 79.5 | 10 |
| Tallmadge | 18,412 | 178 | 96.7 | 10 |
| Aurora | 17,985 | 116 | 64.5 | 11 |
| Hudson | 23,073 | 228 | 98.8 | 12 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Ravenna
Akron, OH lies 16 miles from Ravenna, close enough that appraisers price the lease against Akron, OH rents while 11,236 residents set the revenue ceiling. Households here carry $52,368 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. The Medicare-certified hospital in Ravenna sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Ravenna is the Portage County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other Ohio markets
Ravenna owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Ravenna, and in what?
NPPES lists 277 providers at a Ravenna practice address, 246.5 per 10,000 residents across 25 tracked fields. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy accounts for 66 of them, 24 percent of the total, with behavioral and mental health group practices next at 52. Read that as clinicians: 277 enumerations, not 277 owners.
02Why does Portage County show so little SBA activity?
Only 2 healthcare approvals appear for Portage County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Portage County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 48 credit intermediation establishments.
03Is Ravenna underwritten as part of Akron, OH?
Partly. Akron, OH is 16 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 11,236 residents around Ravenna. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
04What does Portage County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Portage County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 11,236 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
05How does the hospital in Ravenna 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 Ravenna projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
06Which fields carry the volume in Ravenna?
The 25 enumerated fields are led by physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 66, with behavioral and mental health group practices at 52 behind it. Those two counts double as the competition you are entering and the bench you would hire from.
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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