Market rankings · Alaska
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +40.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $377.2M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $25.1M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #41 of 50
- Market score 33 · Lower middle
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 15 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,394 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Alaska spend about $377.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $25.1M per clinic, 2% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Alaska in 2023, up 40.9% from 2019. That is one for every 8,727 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.
Among 50 states, Alaska ranks #41 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area, scores 35. Anchorage Municipality is the only scored county, at 31.
Every market in Alaska for urgent care and walk-in clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage, AK | 35 | 13 | 0.9 | $16.5M | +1.9% | #159 of 197 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $49.8M | −1.4% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juneau, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Ketchikan, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anchorage Municipality, AK | 31 | 10 | 0.9 | $16M | −1.3% | #273 of 325 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 0.8 | $18.4M | +10.4% | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $49.8M | −1.4% | |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.1% | |
| Juneau City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Kodiak Island Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $6.1M | −5.0% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Alaska?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Alaska. None of them are chain locations. 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, up 40.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Alaska spend on medical and dental services?
About $377.2M a year, or $1,394 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $25.1M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Alaska 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 $25.1M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,727 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Alaska is the Anchorage metro area, at 35 (lower middle). The one scored county in Alaska is Anchorage Municipality, at 31 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 33 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #41 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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