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Home Care Providers in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Marley Brocker Marley Brocker New York, United States Last Updated: December 2024 NAICS 62161

Revenue

$137.2bn

2024

$137.2bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

2m

Businesses

520k

Wages

$XX.Xbn

Home Care Providers in the US industry analysis

Home care providers support the overall health and well-being of millions in the US annually. This number has been growing fast, expanding the scale and scope of home care providers in recent years. A rising number of adults 65 and older has been the primary driver behind this, as older adults are at a higher risk of developing a condition or experiencing an injury that limits their ability to perform tasks they once did independently. While changing demographic trends are an overarching trend impacting the health sector, the pandemic has permanently altered the industry's trajectory. Widespread outbreaks at residential facilities in the first year of the pandemic led more people to value remaining in their homes as they age; the interest in aging-in-place has only grown even as pandemic concerns have dissipated as older adults look for options that offer safety and independence. In all, revenue has been expanding at a CAGR of 1.9% to an estimated $137.2 billion over the past five years, including expected growth of 0.6% in 2024.

Trends and Insights

  • Home care is one of the fastest-growing industries in the health sector. A growing baby boomer population, longer life expectations, preferences to age-in-place and the pandemic’s impact on nursing facilities are behind the industry’s momentum.
  • Medicare is the largest payer of home care in the US. Medicare provides health coverage for people aged 65 and older, increasing the volume of Medicare reimbursements as the size of this age group has expanded.
  • The distribution of home care providers closely tracks population trends. Higher concentrations of home care agencies are found in densely populated areas, while much fewer are found in rural areas.
  • Evolving competitive forces are challenging the industry’s status quo. Accelerating consolidation strengthens the power of larger regional and national chains, while smaller, independent providers struggle to keep pace with financial, labor and regulatory hurdles.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $137.2bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

An exploding demand for home care drives growth

  • The US population is getting older – with 18.0% of the population aged 65 or older in 2024. Older adults are more prone to illness or injury that impacts their physical or cognitive ability, creating a large and expanding need for comprehensive home health care services to manage health conditions and assist with daily activities, like laundry or grocery shopping.
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Home Care Providers in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Home health care will be central to supporting older adults

  • Home care agencies will be increasingly sought after moving forward as a confluence of societal and demographic shifts reshape the way health systems and consumers approach elder care.

Biggest companies in the Home Care Providers in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($short_0)
2024
Profit ($short_0)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Home Care Providers in the US industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Home Care Providers in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Traditional home healthcare and home nursing care, Home hospice and Homemaker and personal services. Traditional home healthcare and home nursing care is the largest segment of the Home Care Providers in the US.

Trends and Insights

Older adults’ expanding medical needs support demand for home healthcare

  • Traditional home healthcare is the most common service outsourced to a home care agency. Home care involves a range of healthcare services provided in an individual's home to maintain or improve their health, well-being and independence.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Home care providers are individuals or organizations that offer various supportive services delivered in a person's home to assist with daily activities, health management and overall well-being. Home care providers care for individuals who require assistance due to age, illness, disability or other limitations.

What's included in this industry?

Providing traditional home healthcare and home nursing careProviding home hospice servicesProviding homemaker and personal servicesProviding miscellaenous assistance with daily activities and health managementProviding home therapy services

Companies

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Related Terms

DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENTHOSPICECHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENTTELEHEALTHELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 62161 - Home Care Providers in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Home care is one of the fastest-growing industries in the health sector. A growing baby boomer population, longer life expectations, preferences to age-in-place and the pande...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Medicare is the largest payer of home care in the US. Medicare provides health coverage for people aged 65 and older, increasing the volume of Medicare reimbursements as the ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The distribution of home care providers closely tracks population trends. Higher concentrations of home care agencies are found in densely populated areas, while much fewer a...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Evolving competitive forces are challenging the industry’s status quo. Accelerating consolidation strengthens the power of larger regional and national chains, while smaller,...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Home care agencies operate in a fragmented industry. No single home care provider controls more than 5.0% of the market, although consolidation activity is leading some agenc...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Industry stakeholders are calling on the government to aid in supporting home care. A lack of national standards and low caregiver salaries are two main problems that could r...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Caregiver wages are the single-largest expense for home care agencies. Agencies already pay more for labor than any other expense, so caregivers’ growing demand for higher wa...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
    • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
    • Income Statement (2017-2022)
    • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
    • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
    • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States in 2024?

    The market size of the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States is $137.2bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Home Care Providers in the US industry in 2024?

    There are 520k businesses in the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 6.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 1.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

    What does the Home Care Providers in the US in United States include?

    Providing traditional home healthcare and home nursing care and Providing home hospice services are part of the Home Care Providers in the US industry.

    How competitive is the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States?

    The level of competition is high and steady in the Home Care Providers in the US industry in United States.

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