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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Alameda County, CA
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Alameda County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #19 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $990.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,656 a household
- Spending per listing
- $52.1M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,636,630
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Alameda County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #19 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for urgent care and walk-in clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Alameda County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,656 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in Alameda County spend about $990.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 19 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $52.1M per clinic, 2.1 times 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 28 businesses with payroll in Alameda County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 21,366 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Alameda County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Alameda County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Alameda County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $52.1M | $23.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,366 | 11,078 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +48.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,656 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $129,367 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 648
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Alameda 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 Alameda County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,636,630−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 598,246
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 738 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,237
- Median household income
- $129,367+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $177,147
- Median home value
- $1,090,100
- Jobs located here
- 831,131
- Daytime population
- 1,673,490Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in California, with Alameda County marked.
Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Mateo County, CA | 78 | 9 | 0.3 | $52.8M | −2.5% | #11 of 325 |
| 2Contra Costa County, CA | 77 | 10 | 0.2 | $68M | +0.3% | #15 of 325 |
| 3Alameda County, CA | 76 | 19 | 0.3 | $52.1M | −2.6% | #19 of 325 |
| 4Santa Clara County, CA | 76 | 34 | 0.5 | $35.3M | −0.9% | #20 of 325 |
| 5San Francisco County, CA | 72 | 18 | 0.5 | $34.3M | −5.6% | #34 of 325 |
| 6Placer County, CA | 72 | 9 | 0.6 | $27.4M | +8.9% | #37 of 325 |
| 7Sacramento County, CA | 68 | 23 | 0.4 | $34.4M | +2.0% | #49 of 325 |
| 8Riverside County, CA | 66 | 32 | 0.4 | $33.8M | +5.0% | #57 of 325 |
| 9Santa Cruz County, CA | 66 | 5 | 0.5 | $30M | −4.7% | #59 of 325 |
| 10Sonoma County, CA | 66 | 12 | 0.6 | $23.8M | −0.4% | #60 of 325 |
Other business types in Alameda 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 orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics76
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy72
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Alameda County, CA?
Alameda County has 19 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Alameda County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $990.6M a year, or $1,656 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $52.1M 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 598,246 households in Alameda County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alameda County, CA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Alameda County has 0.3 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $52.1M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Alameda County would have about 40, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,366 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Alameda County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Alameda County at 1,636,630 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 598,246 households. The median household income in Alameda County is $129,367 a year, 60% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Alameda County scores 76 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #19 of 325 scored counties.
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