Health care · Metro area · California
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #65 of 197 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 71
- 7 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 133
- +60.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,364 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,769,007
- +3.5% since 2020
See the urgent care and walk-in clinics around any address in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area
The site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area comes to about $2B a year: $1,364 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $27.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 14% 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.
There are 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 10%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area was 133 in 2023, up 60.2% from 2019. That is one for every 10,904 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #65 of 197 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area 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 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $27.9M | $23.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,904 | 11,078 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +60.2% | +48.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,364 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,662 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 133+60.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,971
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $107.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 717 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area, 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 the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,769,007+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,450,250
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 27,277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $89,662+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,388
- Median home value
- $536,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,656,299
- Daytime population
- 4,318,676Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardUrgent care and walk-in clinics across California
Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in California, with the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 77 | 34 | 0.5 | $36.2M | −0.6% | #10 of 197 |
| 2San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 76 | 60 | 0.3 | $49.1M | −2.4% | #11 of 197 |
| 3Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 70 | 38 | 0.4 | $33.2M | +3.2% | #27 of 197 |
| 4Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 66 | 5 | 0.5 | $30M | −4.7% | #36 of 197 |
| 5Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 65 | 12 | 0.6 | $23.8M | −0.4% | #40 of 197 |
| 6Fresno, CA | 64 | 13 | 0.4 | $35.9M | +3.2% | #41 of 197 |
| 7Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 58 | 71 | 0.5 | $27.9M | +3.5% | #65 of 197 |
| 8Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 52 | 8 | 0.3 | $43.5M | +2.3% | #89 of 197 |
| 9Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 51 | 7 | 0.5 | $31.1M | −1.4% | #95 of 197 |
| 10San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 46 | 101 | 0.9 | $17.4M | −0.6% | #114 of 197 |
Other business types in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area
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 clinics60
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors76
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 60.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $2B a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $27.9M 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 1,450,250 households in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area 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 $27.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area would have about 81, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,904 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 60.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area at 4,769,007 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,450,250 households. Median household income in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area is $89,662, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.7%, 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. The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area scores 58 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #65 of 197 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for urgent care and walk-in clinics · All 56 business types in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.