South Dakota micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Yankton, South Dakota
Direct answer
Yankton County carries 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0, and inside Yankton the census shows 221 enumerated clinicians against 15,670 residents, 141.0 per 10,000, 23 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Sioux Falls, SD-MN lies 56 miles away.
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- Population: 15,670 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 221 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $69,0713
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 51 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 4 across 4 categories4
- Nearest metro: Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 56 miles1
Fields practicing inside Yankton
The NPPES file puts 221 enumerated clinicians inside Yankton, spread over 27 fields at 141.0 per 10,000 residents
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 51 | 32.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 42 | 26.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 19 | 12.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 16 | 10.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 15 | 9.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 14 | 8.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 14 | 8.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 10 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 6 | 3.8 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 4 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 4 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 3 | 1.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy carries 51 of the 221 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 Yankton County
With 0 healthcare approvals recorded, Yankton County gives a valuation almost nothing local to lean on
| What it measures | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 13 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
Underwriting starts with 141.0 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. Yankton County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. With $69,071 as the median household income, the payer mix in a projection has to match what Yankton households actually spend.
Where a file from this town usually lands
- Practice acquisition
- Working capital term loan
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
Weighted by how often each of the 27 local fields reaches for a program, not by what is easiest to refer. South Dakota rules and the partner decide availability.
What a funder reads first in Yankton
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Yankton that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, behavioral and mental health group practices, chiropractic.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (51) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (42) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Chiropractic (19) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Column one counts Yankton clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a Yankton file differently.
Density beside the neighboring South Dakota towns
The neighboring markets below are the ones a valuation borrows from when Yankton has too few sales of its own
| Comparable | People | Enumerations | Per 10,000 residents | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankton (current) | 15,670 | 221 | 141.0 | |
| Vermillion | 11,877 | 107 | 90.1 | 25 |
| Harrisburg | 10,203 | 35 | 34.3 | 51 |
| Brandon | 10,837 | 84 | 77.5 | 63 |
| Mitchell | 15,621 | 242 | 154.9 | 66 |
| Brookings | 24,555 | 222 | 90.4 | 102 |
| Huron | 14,515 | 99 | 68.2 | 110 |
What the geography does to a Yankton projection
56 miles separate Yankton from Sioux Falls, SD-MN. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. At $69,071 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. Hospital coverage inside Yankton means a call schedule can be evidenced rather than described. A degree-granting institution here moves volume on the academic calendar. Yankton is the Yankton County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby South Dakota towns
- Vermillion 11,877 residents
- Harrisburg 10,203 residents
- Brandon 10,837 residents
- Mitchell 15,621 residents
- Brookings 24,555 residents
- Huron 14,515 residents
Questions from Yankton
01How many providers practice in Yankton, and in what?
Across 27 fields, Yankton carries 221 enumerated clinicians, 141.0 per 10,000 of the 15,670 people living here. The concentration is in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 51 of the total, then behavioral and mental health group practices at 42. Count practices from that only with care.
02Why does Yankton County show so little SBA activity?
Yankton 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. 13 lending establishments operate locally.
03What does Yankton County's shortage designation change?
Designated for primary care, dental, mental health, Yankton 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.
04How does the hospital in Yankton 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. 4 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 141.0 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Yankton?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 51 of them, ahead of behavioral and mental health group practices at 42, across 27 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
06How many Medicare-certified providers are based in Yankton?
Care Compare lists 4 certified providers with a Yankton address. That count is a proxy for how much of the local revenue arrives on a federal payment cycle rather than at the front desk.
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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