South Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Clemson, South Carolina
Direct answer
208 healthcare providers hold a Clemson practice address, 111.8 per 10,000 of its 18,610 residents, 39 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Pickens County recorded 4 SBA healthcare approvals worth $1,018,500, and Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC sits 28 miles out.
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- Population: 18,610 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 208 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $49,7133
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 82 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 28 miles1
- Higher education: At least one degree-granting institution is based here4
Who is enumerated in Clemson
111.8 providers per 10,000 residents is what 208 enumerations across 22 fields works out to in a town of 18,610
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 82 | 44.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 38 | 20.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 11 | 5.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 9 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 9 | 4.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 8 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 8 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 6 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 6 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 6 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.1 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [5] |
Several of the 82 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
Pickens County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
The county file holds 4 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 4 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [6] |
| Approved dollars | $1,018,500 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [6] |
| Average approval | $254,625 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [6] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 61 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [7] |
The consequence of these numbers
Density of 111.8 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. A short county record of 4 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $49,713 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
The order comes from Clemson's own provider mix, which physical, occupational, and speech therapy dominates at 39 percent. What a partner can actually place in South Carolina is a separate question.
What a funder reads first in Clemson
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: 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 (82) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (38) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (11) | 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 Clemson providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Clemson, not what any funder will do with your file.
Clemson against nearby South Carolina markets
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Clemson has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson (current) | 18,610 | 208 | 111.8 | |
| Easley | 27,001 | 453 | 167.8 | 16 |
| Simpsonville | 28,078 | 605 | 215.5 | 32 |
| Fountain Inn | 13,786 | 66 | 47.9 | 35 |
| Greenwood | 22,667 | 565 | 249.3 | 50 |
| Spartanburg | 39,606 | 1,456 | 367.6 | 53 |
| Gaffney | 12,546 | 225 | 179.3 | 71 |
How Clemson sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 28 miles. That is close enough for rent in Clemson to be compared against the metro and far enough that patient draw is not. Households here carry $49,713 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Clemson, which a projection needs to state plainly. A college in Clemson puts a term-shaped curve into monthly collections.
More of South Carolina
- Easley 27,001 residents
- Simpsonville 28,078 residents
- Fountain Inn 13,786 residents
- Greenwood 22,667 residents
- Spartanburg 39,606 residents
- Gaffney 12,546 residents
Questions from Clemson
01How many providers practice in Clemson, and in what?
Across 22 fields, Clemson carries 208 enumerated clinicians, 111.8 per 10,000 of the 18,610 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 82 of the total, then primary care and family medicine at 38. Count practices from that only with care.
02What does Pickens County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Pickens County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Clemson and evidences a staffing ramp in a 18,610 resident market.
03Why does Pickens County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 4 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Pickens County. That tracks how few Pickens County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 61 credit intermediation establishments operate in Pickens County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
04Is Clemson underwritten as part of Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?
Comparables and demand split at 28 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC; the revenue line has to hold up against 18,610 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in Pickens County?
County Business Patterns records 61 credit intermediation establishments in Pickens County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Clemson rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06What does a $49,713 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Clemson runs $49,713. 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.
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
- 4U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 institutional directory
- 5CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 6U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 7U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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