Market rankings · Arkansas
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Arkansas
Markets across Arkansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 44
- 13 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- +54.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $28M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #27 of 50
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Arkansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Arkansas. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Arkansas comes to about $1.2B a year: $1,022 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $28M per clinic, 14% above 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 82 businesses with payroll in Arkansas classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 54.7% from 2019. That is one for every 14,707 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, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Arkansas.
Among 50 states, Arkansas ranks #27 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest (60). Among 2 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (45).
Every market in Arkansas for urgent care and walk-in clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arkansas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 60 | 10 | 0.5 | $25.3M | +13.1% | #59 of 197 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 44 | 18 | 0.3 | $31.3M | −0.3% | #117 of 197 |
| 2Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 38 | 19 | 0.6 | $17.6M | +3.8% | #149 of 197 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $22.6M | +3.1% | |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | $55.2M | −0.4% | |
| Jonesboro, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Hot Springs, AR | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $21.4M | −0.6% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $32.2M | +1.6% | |
| Searcy, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $28.3M | +4.2% | |
| Pine Bluff, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Paragould, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $17.5M | +3.4% | |
| Harrison, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Mountain Home, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $18.1M | +3.1% | |
| Blytheville, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.7% | |
| Batesville, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| El Dorado, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Malvern, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Camden, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Forrest City, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Magnolia, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Arkadelphia, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, AR | 45 | 6 | 0.6 | $17.8M | +9.9% | #196 of 325 |
| 2Pulaski County, AR | 27 | 11 | 0.6 | $16.7M | +1.3% | #293 of 325 |
| Benton County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 0.4 | $35M | +16.0% | |
| Sebastian County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 0.8 | $13.2M | +2.2% | |
| Faulkner County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 0.4 | $26.3M | +8.2% | |
| Saline County, AR | Not scored | 4 | 0.8 | $14M | +7.6% | |
| Craighead County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Garland County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $21.4M | −0.6% | |
| White County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $28.3M | +4.2% | |
| Lonoke County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 0.7 | $15.4M | +3.5% | |
| Jefferson County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.7% | |
| Pope County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $24.2M | +2.5% | |
| Crawford County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.1% | |
| Crittenden County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.9% | |
| Greene County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $17.5M | +3.4% | |
| Baxter County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $18.1M | +3.1% | |
| Miller County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.5% | |
| Mississippi County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.7% | |
| Independence County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Boone County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.3% | |
| Union County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Carroll County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Johnson County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.0% | |
| Cleburne County, AR | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $5M | +3.9% |
Show all 75 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poinsett County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.0% | |
| St. Francis County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.3% | |
| Columbia County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Ouachita County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.9% | |
| Logan County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.5% | |
| Clark County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Conway County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.2% | |
| Yell County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Hempstead County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Polk County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Randolph County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Ashley County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Grant County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.1% | |
| Sharp County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.7% | |
| Madison County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +11.2% | |
| Franklin County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.5% | |
| Marion County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.3% | |
| Drew County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Jackson County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Cross County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $6.3M | −3.6% | |
| Arkansas County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Lawrence County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Van Buren County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Sevier County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Phillips County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −13.0% | |
| Clay County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Izard County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.9% | |
| Lincoln County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Howard County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Stone County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Fulton County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.7% | |
| Little River County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Desha County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| Bradley County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.4% | |
| Pike County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $3.9M | −1.9% | |
| Perry County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.1% | |
| Scott County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.4% | |
| Chicot County, AR | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | $3.4M | −10.3% | |
| Montgomery County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Lee County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.4% | |
| Nevada County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Prairie County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.9% | |
| Searcy County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Cleveland County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.3% | |
| Newton County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.3% | |
| Monroe County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.8% | |
| Dallas County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.7% | |
| Lafayette County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.4% | |
| Woodruff County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.2% | |
| Calhoun County, AR | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% |
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 Arkansas?
Arkansas has 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 54.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Arkansas spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.2B a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $28M 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 1,205,987 households in Arkansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arkansas compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Arkansas has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $28M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Arkansas would have about 50, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,707 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 54.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Arkansas has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Arkansas, the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metro area scores highest, at 60 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in Arkansas, Washington County scores highest, at 45 (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. Arkansas scores 48 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #27 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Arkansas. 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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