Akron, OH · Healthcare

Healthcare in Akron, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 326 physician offices in the Akron, OH Metro Area in 2023, employing 8,227 people with $783.6 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

326

102nd most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

8,227

25.2 per business, against 13.3 across all metros

Annual payroll

$783.6 million

$95,245 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

59%

of businesses, against 71% across all metros

Change since 2022

-4.7%

in the number of businesses (342 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Akron.

  • Akron ranks 102nd of 387 US metro areas by number of physician offices.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 25.2 employees each, against 13.3 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $95,245 per employee a year, against $106,949.
  • The count fell by 16 businesses since 2022.

How VERA helps healthcare in Akron.

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Questions

Healthcare in Akron

How many physician offices are there in Akron?

326 in the Akron, OH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 8,227 people and paid $783.6 million in annual payroll.

Is the Akron market for healthcare growing?

By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 342 to 326 (-4.7%).

What does VERA do for healthcare in Akron?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Akron business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.

Healthcare in other markets

Other Akron markets

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is physician offices, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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