Texas micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in La Porte, Texas
Direct answer
38,046 residents, 106 enumerated clinicians, 27.9 per 10,000, 17 percent of them in general dentistry: that is the La Porte market a funder prices. Harris County adds 126 healthcare approvals worth $70,244,400 and 22 miles of distance to Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
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- Population: 38,046 residents (25K-50K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 106 across 22 fields2
- Median household income: $81,8013
- Largest provider field: General dentistry: 18 registered providers2
- Nearest metro: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 22 miles1
- SBA healthcare approvals in the county: 126 approvals totaling $70,244,4004
What NPPES records at La Porte addresses
27.9 providers per 10,000 residents is what 106 enumerations across 22 fields works out to in a town of 38,046
| Field | Providers | Per 10,000 residents | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dentistry | 18 | 4.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 14 | 3.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 11 | 2.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 10 | 2.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 8 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 8 | 2.1 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 6 | 1.6 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 5 | 1.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 3 | 0.8 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Hormone, TRT, and men's health clinics | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 2 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 1 | 0.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 6 | CMS [5] |
A single La Porte practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 17 percent sit in general dentistry, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
What lenders have already approved in Harris County
126 healthcare approvals averaging $557,495 set the deal shape lenders in Harris County have already underwritten
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 126 | One published fiscal year, healthcare borrowers only [4] |
| Total approved capital | $70,244,400 | Approved, not disbursed, and not net of withdrawals [4] |
| Mean deal size | $557,495 | A mean, so one large approval moves it [4] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 2,607 | Credit intermediation offices sited in the county [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
Underwriting starts with 27.9 providers per 10,000 residents, because that ratio caps how fast a chair or a room fills. Because Harris County already carries $70,244,400 across 126 healthcare approvals, a request near that average moves faster than one well above it. A $81,801 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the La Porte mix reaches for
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- SBA 7(a) and 504
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in La Porte does not appear. Availability is still a Texas question.
Underwriting by field in La Porte
general dentistry, optometry and ophthalmology, chiropractic account for most of what is enumerated in La Porte, so those are the files funders see from this town
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| General dentistry (18) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Optometry and ophthalmology (14) | Exam volume and optical capture, Vision plan mix, Inventory turns | Cold start or acquisition |
| Chiropractic (11) | Cash plan revenue, Personal injury receivable age, Visit volume | Startup or acquisition |
Column one counts La Porte clinicians from the federal file. Columns two and three describe how the field is usually underwritten, and a partner can read a La Porte file differently.
La Porte against nearby Texas markets
Set La Porte's 27.9 per 10,000 against the towns an appraiser would reach for next
| Market | Population | Clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Distance in miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte (current) | 38,046 | 106 | 27.9 | |
| Deer Park | 34,495 | 109 | 31.6 | 4 |
| Seabrook | 13,976 | 53 | 37.9 | 6 |
| Webster | 12,548 | 720 | 573.8 | 10 |
| South Houston | 16,146 | 19 | 11.8 | 11 |
| Galena Park | 10,438 | 8 | 7.7 | 12 |
| Friendswood | 41,291 | 382 | 92.5 | 14 |
How La Porte sits against the nearest metro
22 miles separate La Porte from Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Lease pricing follows Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, while revenue stays capped by the 38,046 residents here. Households here carry $81,801 in median income, and that ceiling decides how much of a treatment plan gets started rather than deferred. With no hospital in town, a projection has to name where referrals and coverage come from.
More of Texas
- Deer Park 34,495 residents
- Seabrook 13,976 residents
- Webster 12,548 residents
- South Houston 16,146 residents
- Galena Park 10,438 residents
- Friendswood 41,291 residents
Questions from La Porte
01How many providers practice in La Porte, and in what?
NPPES lists 106 providers at a La Porte practice address, 27.9 per 10,000 residents across 22 tracked fields. General dentistry accounts for 18 of them, 17 percent of the total, with optometry and ophthalmology next at 14. Read that as clinicians: 106 enumerations, not 106 owners.
02What does SBA lending look like around La Porte?
Healthcare borrowers in Harris County took 126 approvals worth $70,244,400 in the published fiscal year, averaging $557,495. That is the comparable set an appraiser near La Porte reaches for first.
03What does Harris County's shortage designation change?
The primary care, dental, mental health designation HRSA carries on Harris County is a recruiting instrument: it puts repayment incentives in front of candidates, which is how a hiring plan for 38,046 residents gets past the question of who would take the job.
04Is La Porte underwritten as part of Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?
Comparables and demand split at 22 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX; the revenue line has to hold up against 38,046 local residents.
05Is there local lending capacity in Harris County?
County Business Patterns records 2,607 credit intermediation establishments in Harris County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen La Porte rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
06What does the underserved designation in Harris County support?
Harris 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.
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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