South Dakota micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Vermillion, South Dakota
Direct answer
Density decides a lot here. Vermillion runs 90.1 providers per 10,000 residents, 107 clinicians against 11,877 people, 38 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, while Clay County lenders have approved 0 healthcare files worth $0 and the nearest metro is 34 miles out.
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- Population: 11,877 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 107 across 14 fields2
- Median household income: $52,8153
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 41 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, 34 miles1
- Hospital: A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town4
The provider census in Vermillion
107 providers across 14 fields, 90.1 per 10,000 residents, counted at Vermillion addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 41 | 34.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 17 | 14.3 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 10 | 8.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 9 | 7.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 8 | 6.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 6 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 3 | 2.5 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 5 | CMS [4] |
A single Vermillion practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 38 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Clay County approvals, dollars, and lending establishments
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Clay County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare files approved | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Dollars behind them | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Typical approval size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Credit offices operating locally | 8 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
90.1 per 10,000 is the first number a credit analyst converts into a realistic new-patient count. With 0 approvals on record in Clay County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. With $52,815 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Vermillion households actually spend.
Programs the Vermillion mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Equipment financing and leasing
Weighted by how often each of the 14 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. South Dakota rules and the partner decide availability.
The first pages of a Vermillion file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Vermillion that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, primary care and family medicine, general dentistry.
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (41) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Primary care and family medicine (17) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
| General dentistry (10) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
NPPES supplies the Vermillion counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Vermillion file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring South Dakota towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Vermillion has too few sales of its own
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion (current) | 11,877 | 107 | 90.1 | |
| Yankton | 15,670 | 221 | 141.0 | 25 |
| Harrisburg | 10,203 | 35 | 34.3 | 46 |
| Brandon | 10,837 | 84 | 77.5 | 59 |
| Mitchell | 15,621 | 242 | 154.9 | 86 |
| Brookings | 24,555 | 222 | 90.4 | 105 |
| Huron | 14,515 | 99 | 68.2 | 127 |
Distance, income, and the wage floor around Vermillion
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD lies 34 miles from Vermillion, close enough for rent comparables to travel and far enough that patient draw does not. Median household income runs $52,815, 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. Vermillion is the Clay County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby South Dakota towns
What owners in Vermillion ask
01How many providers practice in Vermillion, and in what?
107 enumerations sit at Vermillion addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 90.1 for every 10,000 residents. 38 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and primary care and family medicine follows with 17. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 107 here cover fewer than 107 practices.
02What does Clay County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Clay County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 11,877 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
03Why does Clay County show so little SBA activity?
Clay County shows 0 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 8 lending establishments operate locally.
04How does the hospital in Vermillion 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 90.1 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Vermillion?
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 41 providers and primary care and family medicine at 17 lead the 14 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.
06Is Vermillion underwritten as part of Sioux City, IA-NE-SD?
Comparables and demand split at 34 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Sioux City, IA-NE-SD; the revenue line has to hold up against 11,877 local residents.
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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