Columbia, SC · Healthcare
Healthcare in Columbia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 366 physician offices in the Columbia, SC Metro Area in 2023, employing 9,749 people with $953.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
366
92nd most of 387 US metro areas
9,749
26.6 per business, against 13.3 across all metros
$953.8 million
$97,832 per employee
56%
of businesses, against 71% across all metros
+0.3%
in the number of businesses (365 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbia.
- Columbia ranks 92nd of 387 US metro areas by number of physician offices.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 26.6 employees each, against 13.3 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $97,832 per employee a year, against $106,949.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps healthcare in Columbia.
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Follow up on missed visits the same week
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Questions
Healthcare in Columbia
How many physician offices are there in Columbia?
366 in the Columbia, SC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 9,749 people and paid $953.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbia market for healthcare growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 365 to 366 (+0.3%).
What does VERA do for healthcare in Columbia?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Columbia 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 Columbia 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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