Health care · Metro area · Alabama
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Birmingham, AL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Birmingham, AL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #136 of 197 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $515.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18.4M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,197,766
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Birmingham metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,109 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Birmingham metro area spend about $515.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $18.4M per clinic, 25% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Birmingham metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 15,000 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Birmingham metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Birmingham metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #136 of 197 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Alabama.
How the Birmingham metro area compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the urgent care and walk-in clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Birmingham metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $18.4M | $25.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,000 | 19,204 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.0% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,109 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,498 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31
- Employees, 2023
- 1,376
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $62.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Birmingham metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Birmingham metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,197,766+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 465,003
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,280 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 224
- Median household income
- $71,498
- Average household income
- $100,521
- Median home value
- $240,200
- Jobs located here
- 555,318
- Daytime population
- 1,227,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardUrgent care and walk-in clinics across Alabama
Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alabama for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Birmingham metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Huntsville, AL | 53 | 12 | 0.6 | $20.6M | +12.5% | #88 of 197 |
| 2Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 50 | 7 | 0.7 | $16M | +14.8% | #102 of 197 |
| 3Birmingham, AL | 40 | 28 | 0.6 | $18.4M | +1.4% | #136 of 197 |
| 4Tuscaloosa, AL | 40 | 6 | 0.6 | $18.1M | +2.9% | #138 of 197 |
| 5Montgomery, AL | 36 | 12 | 0.8 | $13.1M | +0.9% | #156 of 197 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 20 | 7 | 0.5 | $18.4M | −1.3% | #190 of 197 |
Other business types in the Birmingham metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists32
- Primary care and pediatrics38
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care23
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Birmingham, AL metro area?
The Birmingham metro area has 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Birmingham, AL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $515.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $18.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 465,003 households in the Birmingham metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Birmingham, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Birmingham metro area has 0.6 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $18.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Birmingham metro area would have about 21, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,000 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Birmingham, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Birmingham metro area at 1,197,766 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,003 households. The median household income in the Birmingham metro area is $71,498 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Birmingham metro area scores 40 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #136 of 197 scored metro areas.
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