Portland, ME · Healthcare
Healthcare in Portland, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 241 physician offices in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area in 2023, employing 6,024 people with $723.6 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
241
130th most of 387 US metro areas
6,024
25.0 per business, against 13.3 across all metros
$723.6 million
$120,120 per employee
53%
of businesses, against 71% across all metros
+1.3%
in the number of businesses (238 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Portland.
- Portland ranks 130th of 387 US metro areas by number of physician offices.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 25.0 employees each, against 13.3 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $120,120 per employee a year, against $106,949.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps healthcare in Portland.
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Follow up on missed visits the same week
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Questions
Healthcare in Portland
How many physician offices are there in Portland?
241 in the Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 6,024 people and paid $723.6 million in annual payroll.
Is the Portland market for healthcare growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 238 to 241 (+1.3%).
What does VERA do for healthcare in Portland?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Portland 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 Portland 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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