South Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Aiken, South Carolina
Direct answer
A Aiken file is read against 736 local clinicians, 225.1 for every 10,000 of its 32,694 residents, 31 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 1 SBA healthcare approvals worth $29,700 already recorded in Aiken County, 23 miles from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
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- Population: 32,694 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 736 across 30 fields2
- Median household income: $69,8373
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 226 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 13 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 23 miles1
The provider census in Aiken
225.1 providers per 10,000 residents is what 736 enumerations across 30 fields works out to in a town of 32,694
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 226 | 69.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 61 | 18.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 60 | 18.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 47 | 14.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 47 | 14.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 45 | 13.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 31 | 9.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 26 | 8.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 22 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 20 | 6.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 19 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 18 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 16 | 4.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 13 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 12 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 11 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 10 | 3.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 8 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 7 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 6 | 1.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 5 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 5 | 1.5 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 4 | 1.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 18 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 2 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 226 of the 736 enumerated providers here, and several of them can sit inside one practice. Read the column as clinicians, not owners.
What lenders have already approved in Aiken County
1 healthcare approvals sit in the county file, so an appraiser here works from a short comparable set
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 1 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $29,700 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $29,700 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 106 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
The ratio that matters up front is 225.1 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. Aiken County has 1 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $69,837 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Aiken households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Aiken does not appear. Availability is still a South Carolina question.
What a funder reads first in Aiken
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Aiken that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, behavioral and mental health group practices.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (226) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (61) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (60) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
Counts in the first column are Aiken providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Aiken, not what any funder will do with your file.
How Aiken prices against its neighbors
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 225.1 per 10,000 here
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken (current) | 32,694 | 736 | 225.1 | |
| North Augusta | 26,395 | 236 | 89.4 | 13 |
| Lexington | 25,354 | 947 | 373.5 | 43 |
| West Columbia | 18,418 | 781 | 424.0 | 48 |
| Cayce | 13,645 | 112 | 82.1 | 49 |
| Orangeburg | 13,378 | 423 | 316.2 | 49 |
| Irmo | 12,086 | 291 | 240.8 | 50 |
How Aiken sits against the nearest metro
23 miles separate Aiken from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC. Lease pricing follows Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, while revenue stays capped by the 32,694 residents here. Median household income runs $69,837, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. Because a certified hospital sits inside the town, both the referral path and the pay a clinical hire expects are already observable. Higher education here explains why summer looks unlike the rest of the year. Aiken is the Aiken County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Other South Carolina markets
- North Augusta 26,395 residents
- Lexington 25,354 residents
- West Columbia 18,418 residents
- Cayce 13,645 residents
- Orangeburg 13,378 residents
- Irmo 12,086 residents
Aiken owners, answered
01How many providers practice in Aiken, and in what?
736 enumerations sit at Aiken addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 225.1 for every 10,000 residents. 31 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 61. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 736 here cover fewer than 736 practices.
02What does Aiken County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Aiken County qualifies its clinicians for federal repayment support. On a file that turns on adding staff, that is the difference between a hiring assumption and a hiring plan.
03Why does Aiken County show so little SBA activity?
Only 1 healthcare approvals appear for Aiken County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Aiken County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 106 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Aiken underwritten as part of Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?
Partly. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 23 miles out, so rent and equipment comparables travel in from there while patients still come from the 32,694 residents around Aiken. Cost side metro, revenue side local.
05Which fields carry the volume in Aiken?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 226 of them, ahead of primary care and family medicine at 61, across 30 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
06How does the hospital in Aiken affect a practice file?
Referral flow, coverage, and the local pay scale all trace back to it. The town carries 13 Medicare-certified providers in total. A Aiken projection that names the call arrangement reads better than one that assumes it.
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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