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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Shelby County, AL
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Shelby County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #235 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $110.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,275 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Shelby County comes to about $110.8M a year: $1,275 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 10 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $11.1M per clinic, 55% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Shelby County has 10 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Shelby County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Shelby County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Shelby County is 40 (lower middle), #235 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Alabama.
How Shelby County 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $25.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,204 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.0% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,275 | $1,050 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Shelby County, 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Shelby County?
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Shelby County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Baldwin County, AL | 52 | 7 | 0.7 | $16M | +14.8% | #151 of 325 |
| 2Madison County, AL | 47 | 11 | 0.7 | $18.1M | +11.0% | #183 of 325 |
| 3Shelby County, AL | 40 | 10 | 1.2 | $11.1M | +6.5% | #235 of 325 |
| 4Tuscaloosa County, AL | 39 | 6 | 0.7 | $15.8M | +3.8% | #238 of 325 |
| 5Jefferson County, AL | 37 | 15 | 0.6 | $19.7M | −1.3% | #244 of 325 |
| 6Montgomery County, AL | 30 | 9 | 1.0 | $10.2M | −1.1% | #280 of 325 |
Other business types in Shelby County
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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Shelby County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Shelby County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. No official count is published for freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Shelby County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on medical and dental services?
About $110.8M a year, or $1,275 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $11.1M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Shelby County has 1.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $11.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Shelby County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, before inflation.
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. Shelby County scores 40 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #235 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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