Washington, DC · Healthcare
Healthcare in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 3,851 physician offices in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 46,942 people with $4.9 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
3,851
8th most of 387 US metro areas
46,942
12.2 per business, against 13.3 across all metros
$4.9 billion
$103,457 per employee
73%
of businesses, against 71% across all metros
+3.6%
in the number of businesses (3,717 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for physician offices, 8th of 387.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.2 employees.
- The market grew: 134 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps healthcare in Washington.
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Follow up on missed visits the same week
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Questions
Healthcare in Washington
How many physician offices are there in Washington?
3,851 in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 46,942 people and paid $4.9 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for healthcare growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 3,717 to 3,851 (+3.6%).
What does VERA do for healthcare in Washington?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Washington 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 Washington 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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