South Dakota micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Watertown, South Dakota
Direct answer
A Watertown file is read against 310 local clinicians, 132.0 for every 10,000 of its 23,492 residents, 30 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0 already recorded in Codington County, 97 miles from Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
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- Population: 23,492 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 310 across 28 fields2
- Median household income: $62,7213
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 92 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 5 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 97 miles1
Fields practicing inside Watertown
Counted at the town's own addresses: 310 providers, 28 fields, 132.0 clinicians per 10,000 of the 23,492 residents here
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 92 | 39.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 31 | 13.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 29 | 12.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 26 | 11.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 24 | 10.2 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 15 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 15 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 11 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 10 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 9 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 7 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 7 | 3.0 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 5 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 4 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 3 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical research sites | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 1 | 0.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 10 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 2 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Watertown practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 30 percent sit in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Loan activity in Codington County
The county file holds 0 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 0 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [5] |
| Approved dollars | $0 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [5] |
| Average approval | No approvals recorded | A mean, so one large approval moves it [5] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 27 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
Density of 132.0 per 10,000 sets the patient draw a projection can claim without an argument. With 0 approvals on record in Codington County, expect a longer appraisal and a wider collateral discount. A $62,721 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Watertown mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Medical receivables factoring
Ranked from the 28 fields that actually practice in Watertown, weighted toward physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Availability still depends on South Dakota and on the funding partner.
Underwriting by field in Watertown
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Watertown that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, chiropractic, primary care and family medicine.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (92) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Chiropractic (31) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
| Primary care and family medicine (29) | Panel size, Value-based contract exposure, Provider productivity | Acquisition |
The first column is Watertown's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Watertown or anywhere else.
Watertown against nearby South Dakota markets
132.0 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Watertown
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watertown (current) | 23,492 | 310 | 132.0 | |
| Brookings | 24,555 | 222 | 90.4 | 46 |
| Huron | 14,515 | 99 | 68.2 | 64 |
| Aberdeen | 27,919 | 343 | 122.9 | 75 |
| Mitchell | 15,621 | 242 | 154.9 | 92 |
| Brandon | 10,837 | 84 | 77.5 | 95 |
| Harrisburg | 10,203 | 35 | 34.3 | 104 |
How Watertown sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 97 miles. Resale for used clinical equipment is effectively absent, which is why collateral gets marked down. Median household income runs $62,721, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. The Medicare-certified hospital in Watertown sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Watertown is the Codington County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
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Questions from Watertown
01How many providers practice in Watertown, and in what?
Across 28 fields, Watertown carries 310 enumerated clinicians, 132.0 per 10,000 of the 23,492 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 92 of the total, then chiropractic at 31. Count practices from that only with care.
02Does being 97 miles out change the underwriting?
At 97 miles from Sioux Falls, SD-MN, collateral is priced without a nearby resale market. Expect a longer appraisal window in Codington County and a wider discount on used equipment than a metro practice would see on the same list.
03What does Codington County's shortage designation change?
Codington County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Watertown can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
04Why does Codington County show so little SBA activity?
The published file records 0 7(a) and 504 approvals to healthcare borrowers in Codington County. That tracks how few Codington County practices changed hands that year, not credit quality. 27 credit intermediation establishments operate in Codington County, so the lending capacity is local even where the healthcare history is not.
05How does the hospital in Watertown affect a practice file?
It makes the staffing and referral lines checkable. 5 Medicare-certified providers hold Watertown addresses, and the hospital sets the wage a clinical hire is bid against in a 132.0 per 10,000 market.
06What does a $62,721 median income mean for case acceptance?
Median household income in Watertown runs $62,721. 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
- 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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