Chicago, IL · Healthcare
Healthcare in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 5,693 physician offices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 80,101 people with $8.7 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
5,693
5th most of 387 US metro areas
80,101
14.1 per business, against 13.3 across all metros
$8.7 billion
$107,992 per employee
73%
of businesses, against 71% across all metros
+6.3%
in the number of businesses (5,356 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for physician offices, 5th of 387.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 14.1 employees.
- The market grew: 337 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps healthcare in Chicago.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Confirm tomorrow in one review
Every scheduled visit gets a confirmation drafted with time, location, and arrival notes. Staff approve the batch instead of dialing all afternoon.
Work the recall list properly
Patients past due for a routine visit surface automatically, each with a reminder written and open slots offered, sent in batches your team controls.
Follow up on missed visits the same week
A warm, non-judgmental rebooking note drafted the morning after, so a no-show does not quietly become a lost patient.
Questions
Healthcare in Chicago
How many physician offices are there in Chicago?
5,693 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 80,101 people and paid $8.7 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for healthcare growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 5,356 to 5,693 (+6.3%).
What does VERA do for healthcare in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago 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 Chicago 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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