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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Arizona

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arizona, ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
153
37 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
334
+24.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.7B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
0.5
In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing
$24.3M
In line with the U.S.
Rank among states
#34 of 50
Market score 40 · Lower middle

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Arizona has 153 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 37 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Arizona comes to about $3.7B a year: $1,300 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $24.3M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Arizona was 334 in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,551 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Arizona.

Among 50 states, Arizona ranks #34 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Tucson metro area scores highest (56). Among 4 scored counties, Pinal County scores highest (83).

Every market in Arizona for urgent care and walk-in clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, 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

Metro areas reaching Arizona, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Tucson, AZ56160.4$33.6M+2.8%#71 of 197
2Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ501160.6$22.2M+7.3%#99 of 197
3Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ3990.8$15M+6.5%#145 of 197
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZNot scored40.4$28.3M+6.5%
Yuma, AZNot scored30.4$29.8M+9.2%
Flagstaff, AZNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arizona, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Show Low, AZNot scored10.2$42.5M+3.0%
Payson, AZNot scored10.4$26.6M+0.9%
Nogales, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Safford, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.0%

Counties

Counties in Arizona, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ8350.3$41M+25.4%#5 of 325
2Pima County, AZ55160.4$33.6M+2.8%#133 of 325
3Maricopa County, AZ491110.6$21.4M+5.5%#167 of 325
4Yavapai County, AZ4090.8$15M+6.5%#232 of 325
Mohave County, AZNot scored40.4$28.3M+6.5%
Yuma County, AZNot scored30.4$29.8M+9.2%
Coconino County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Cochise County, AZNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Navajo County, AZNot scored10.2$42.5M+3.0%
Apache County, AZNot scored10.5$20.9M−2.2%
Gila County, AZNot scored10.4$26.6M+0.9%
Santa Cruz County, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Graham County, AZNot scored00.0n/a+4.0%
La Paz County, AZNot scored22.2$4.7M+0.9%
Greenlee County, AZNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%

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 Arizona?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 153 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Arizona. 37 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 334 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 24.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Arizona spend on medical and dental services?

About $3.7B a year, or $1,300 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 153 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $24.3M 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 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Arizona has 0.5 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $24.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Arizona would have about 151, against 153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,551 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Tucson metro area scores highest, at 56 (upper middle). Among 4 scored counties in Arizona, Pinal County scores highest, at 83 (high). 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. Arizona scores 40 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #34 of 50 scored states.

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