South Carolina micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Irmo, South Carolina
Direct answer
A Irmo file is read against 291 local clinicians, 240.8 for every 10,000 of its 12,086 residents, 33 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 6 SBA healthcare approvals worth $1,877,400 already recorded in Richland County, 17 miles from Columbia, SC.
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- Population: 12,086 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 291 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $85,1373
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 97 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Columbia, SC, 17 miles1
Who is enumerated in Irmo
291 providers across 28 fields, 240.8 per 10,000 residents, counted at Irmo addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 97 | 80.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 29 | 24.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 24 | 19.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 22 | 18.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 21 | 17.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 21 | 17.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 9 | 7.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 7 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 7 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 7 | 5.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 6 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 6 | 5.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 4 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 4 | 3.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 8 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Irmo practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 33 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
What lenders have already approved in Richland County
With 6 healthcare approvals recorded, Richland County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 6 | Fiscal year published in the SBA file [5] |
| Total approved capital | $1,877,400 | Sum of approvals to healthcare borrowers [5] |
| Mean deal size | $312,900 | Dollars divided by approvals [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 291 | Credit intermediation establishments, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
Density of 240.8 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. A short county record of 6 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $85,137 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Irmo mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Irmo does not appear. Availability is still a South Carolina question.
What a funder reads first in Irmo
physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry, chiropractic account for most of what is enumerated in Irmo, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (97) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (29) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Chiropractic (24) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Column one counts Irmo clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Irmo file differently.
Density beside the neighboring South Carolina towns
Set Irmo's 240.8 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irmo (current) | 12,086 | 291 | 240.8 | |
| Lexington | 25,354 | 947 | 373.5 | 8 |
| West Columbia | 18,418 | 781 | 424.0 | 10 |
| Cayce | 13,645 | 112 | 82.1 | 14 |
| Newberry | 10,874 | 122 | 112.2 | 26 |
| Orangeburg | 13,378 | 423 | 316.2 | 46 |
| Sumter | 42,958 | 696 | 162.0 | 47 |
How Irmo sits against the nearest metro
17 miles separate Irmo from Columbia, SC. Lease pricing follows Columbia, SC, while revenue stays capped by the 12,086 residents here. Households here carry $85,137 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Irmo, which a projection needs to state plainly.
Other South Carolina markets
- Lexington 25,354 residents
- West Columbia 18,418 residents
- Cayce 13,645 residents
- Newberry 10,874 residents
- Orangeburg 13,378 residents
- Sumter 42,958 residents
Questions from Irmo
01How many providers practice in Irmo, and in what?
291 enumerations sit at Irmo addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 240.8 for every 10,000 residents. 33 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and general dentistry follows with 29. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 291 here cover fewer than 291 practices.
02What does Richland County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Richland 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 Richland County show so little SBA activity?
Only 6 healthcare approvals appear for Richland County in the published 7(a) and 504 file. Thin volume in Richland County is a transaction count, not a verdict on borrowers here. The county still holds 291 credit intermediation establishments.
04Is Irmo underwritten as part of Columbia, SC?
Comparables and demand split at 17 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Columbia, SC; the revenue line has to hold up against 12,086 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in Richland County?
County Business Patterns records 291 credit intermediation establishments in Richland County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Irmo rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06Which fields carry the volume in Irmo?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 97 providers and general dentistry at 29 lead the 28 fields enumerated here. A funder reads that mix as the local competition set and the local hiring pool at once, before it reads a single line of your own numbers.
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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