Washington micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Tukwila, Washington
Direct answer
21,636 residents, 683 enumerated clinicians, 315.7 per 10,000, 51 percent of them in behavioral and mental health group practices: that is the Tukwila market a funder prices. King County adds 91 healthcare approvals worth $42,384,900 and 11 miles of distance to Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
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- Population: 21,636 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 683 across 25 fields2
- Median household income: $80,5343
- Largest provider field: Behavioral and mental health group practices: 347 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 8 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 11 miles1
Fields practicing inside Tukwila
Counted at the town's own addresses: 683 providers, 25 fields, 315.7 clinicians per 10,000 of the 21,636 residents here
| Practice type | Count | Rate per 10,000 residents | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 347 | 160.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 78 | 36.1 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 39 | 18.0 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 30 | 13.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 30 | 13.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 29 | 13.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 28 | 12.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 26 | 12.0 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 12 | 5.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 11 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 6 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 6 | 2.8 | NPPES [2] |
| Urgent care | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Clinical and toxicology labs | 5 | 2.3 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 3 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 3 | 1.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Imaging centers | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Plastic and cosmetic surgery | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 2 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| SUD treatment and residential | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.5 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 11 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 4 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 3 | CMS [4] | |
| Ambulatory surgical centers | 1 | CMS [4] |
A single Tukwila practice can hold more than one of these numbers. 51 percent sit in behavioral and mental health group practices, counted as clinicians rather than as owners.
What lenders have already approved in King County
The published file shows 91 healthcare approvals in King County, $42,384,900 in total, and that history is what an appraiser and a credit committee reach for
| Line | Amount | Reading and source |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 91 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $42,384,900 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | $465,768 | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 1,205 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
What the two tables above change about a file
A file from here opens on 315.7 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. 91 approvals worth $42,384,900 in King County means the size you are asking for has a local precedent to point at. A $80,534 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
Programs the Tukwila mix reaches for
- Working capital term loan
- Practice acquisition
- Business line of credit
- Startup and de novo
- Equipment financing and leasing
Ranked from the 25 fields that actually practice in Tukwila, weighted toward behavioral and mental health group practices. Availability still depends on Washington and on the funding partner.
What a funder reads first in Tukwila
Drawn from the fields that actually practice here: behavioral and mental health group practices, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, aba and autism therapy
| Practice type | The pages that decide it | Typical capital event |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral and mental health group practices (347) | Clinician retention and productivity, Payer mix and Medicaid concentration, Re-authorization and session limit exposure | Working capital through the credentialing lag |
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (78) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| ABA and autism therapy (39) | Authorized hours against delivered hours, Payer mix stability, Billing compliance history | Working capital against authorization and billing lag |
NPPES supplies the Tukwila counts. The reading columns describe the field in general, and no partner reviewing a Tukwila file is bound by them.
Density beside the neighboring Washington towns
315.7 per 10,000 is the figure a neighboring town gets compared against when an appraiser prices Tukwila
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tukwila (current) | 21,636 | 683 | 315.7 | |
| Burien | 52,046 | 462 | 88.8 | 3 |
| SeaTac | 34,024 | 103 | 30.3 | 3 |
| Des Moines | 33,207 | 185 | 55.7 | 6 |
| Mercer Island | 25,302 | 202 | 79.8 | 6 |
| Newcastle | 13,072 | 78 | 59.7 | 6 |
| Covington | 21,567 | 190 | 88.1 | 11 |
What the geography does to a Tukwila projection
11 miles separate Tukwila from Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Lease pricing follows Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, while revenue stays capped by the 21,636 residents here. Median household income runs $80,534, which is the number a funder converts into case acceptance on anything elective or cash-pay. No hospital operates here, so the referral sources and the call arrangement have to be named rather than assumed.
Nearby Washington towns
- Burien 52,046 residents
- SeaTac 34,024 residents
- Des Moines 33,207 residents
- Mercer Island 25,302 residents
- Newcastle 13,072 residents
- Covington 21,567 residents
What owners in Tukwila ask
01How many providers practice in Tukwila, and in what?
Across 25 fields, Tukwila carries 683 enumerated clinicians, 315.7 per 10,000 of the 21,636 people living here. The concentration is in behavioral and mental health group practices, 347 of the total, then physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 78. Count practices from that only with care.
02Which fields carry the volume in Tukwila?
Behavioral and mental health group practices at 347 providers and physical, occupational, and speech therapy at 78 lead the 25 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.
03What does King County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates King County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Tukwila and evidences a staffing ramp in a 21,636 resident market.
04What does SBA lending look like around Tukwila?
Healthcare borrowers in King County took 91 approvals worth $42,384,900 in the published fiscal year, averaging $465,768. That is the comparable set an appraiser near Tukwila reaches for first.
05Is Tukwila underwritten as part of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA sits 11 miles away, close enough that appraisers reach into that market for rent and resale comparables while your patient draw stays local. The comparables read Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA; the 21,636 residents set the ceiling a projection can defend.
06Is there local lending capacity in King County?
County Business Patterns records 1,205 credit intermediation establishments in King County. That is the local origination bench, and it decides whether a file gets underwritten by somebody who has seen Tukwila rents and resale before or by somebody working from a screen.
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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