Texas micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Elgin, Texas
Direct answer
12,438 residents, 56 enumerated clinicians, 45.0 per 10,000, 14 percent of them in general dentistry: that is the Elgin market a funder prices. Bastrop County adds 3 healthcare approvals worth $292,700 and 22 miles of distance to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
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- Population: 12,438 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 56 across 17 fields2
- Median household income: $85,6663
- Largest provider field: General dentistry: 8 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 22 miles1
- SBA healthcare approvals in the county: 3 approvals totaling $292,7004
The provider census in Elgin
56 providers across 17 fields, 45.0 per 10,000 residents, counted at Elgin addresses in the NPPES monthly file
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dentistry | 8 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 8 | 6.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 7 | 5.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 5 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 5 | 4.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 4 | 3.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 3 | 2.4 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 2 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 3 | CMS [5] |
A single Elgin practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 14 percent sit in general dentistry, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
Loan activity in Bastrop County
The county file holds 3 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| SBA healthcare approvals | 3 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [4] |
| Approved dollars | $292,700 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [4] |
| Average approval | $97,567 | The dollar column over the approval column [4] |
| Lending establishments in the county | 36 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
The ratio that matters up front is 45.0 per 10,000, which decides whether a ramp schedule reads as conservative. A short county record of 3 approvals usually means more documentation and a lower advance against the same collateral. A $85,666 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Elgin mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
The order comes from Elgin's own provider mix, which general dentistry dominates at 14 percent. What a partner can actually place in Texas is a separate question.
The first pages of a Elgin file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Elgin that means general dentistry, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, optometry and ophthalmology.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| General dentistry (8) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (8) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (7) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
Counts in the first column are Elgin providers from NPPES. The other two columns describe how funders read that field across markets like Elgin, not what any funder will do with your file.
Elgin against nearby Texas markets
45.0 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Elgin
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin (current) | 12,438 | 56 | 45.0 | |
| Manor | 21,500 | 96 | 44.7 | 10 |
| Pflugerville | 66,819 | 472 | 70.6 | 14 |
| Taylor | 17,872 | 91 | 50.9 | 15 |
| Hutto | 42,661 | 138 | 32.3 | 16 |
| Bastrop | 12,720 | 216 | 169.8 | 17 |
| Cedar Park | 78,380 | 952 | 121.5 | 28 |
How Elgin sits against the nearest metro
Distance to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 22 miles. Appraisers borrow Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX rents, and the 12,438 residents set the ceiling on collections. Households here carry $85,666 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. Referral flow comes from outside Elgin, which a projection needs to state plainly.
Nearby Texas towns
- Manor 21,500 residents
- Pflugerville 66,819 residents
- Taylor 17,872 residents
- Hutto 42,661 residents
- Bastrop 12,720 residents
- Cedar Park 78,380 residents
Questions from Elgin
01How many providers practice in Elgin, and in what?
NPPES lists 56 providers at a Elgin practice address, 45.0 per 10,000 residents across 17 tracked fields. General dentistry accounts for 8 of them, 14 percent of the total, with physical, occupational, and speech therapy next at 8. Read that as clinicians: 56 enumerations, not 56 owners.
02What does Bastrop County's shortage designation change?
Bastrop County holds a HRSA designation covering primary care, dental, mental health. A pro forma for Elgin can cite it as the reason a vacancy is fillable, which is usually the weakest line in a ramp schedule.
03Why does Bastrop County show so little SBA activity?
Bastrop County shows 3 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. 36 lending establishments operate locally.
04Is Elgin underwritten as part of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX sits 22 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX; the 12,438 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
05What does the underserved designation in Bastrop County support?
Bastrop County carries a medically underserved designation. It evidences unmet demand behind a capacity build, and it opens recruitment programs that make a staffing line in a projection easier to defend than local wage data alone would.
06There is no hospital here. Does that hurt a loan?
No Medicare-certified hospital operates in Elgin, so referral flow and staffing come from Bastrop County and from Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX. Name the referral sources and the call arrangement and it stays a logistics question.
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. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 5CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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