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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in San Diego County, CA
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in San Diego County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #170 of 325 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 101
- 13 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 86
- +41.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On medical and dental services · $1,502 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.4M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,282,248
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in San Diego County comes to about $1.8B a year: $1,502 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 101 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $17.4M per clinic, 29% below 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 101 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in San Diego County as of September 2026. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 80% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in San Diego County was 86 in 2023, up 41.0% from 2019. That is one for every 13,620 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in San Diego County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Diego County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Diego County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #170 of 325 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in California.
How San Diego 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 | San Diego County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $17.4M | $23.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,620 | 11,078 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +41.0% | +48.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,502 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $106,268 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 86+41.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,209
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $89.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in San Diego 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 San Diego County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,282,248−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,171,278
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $106,268+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,250
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,516,991
- Daytime population
- 3,269,716Residents 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 San Diego 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 |
| 15San Diego County, CA | 49 | 101 | 0.9 | $17.4M | −0.6% | #170 of 325 |
Other business types in San Diego 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics49
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in San Diego County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 101 urgent care and walk-in clinics in San Diego County. 13 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 41.0% from 2019.
How much do households in San Diego County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.8B a year, or $1,502 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $17.4M 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 1,171,278 households in San Diego County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Diego County, CA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
San Diego County has 0.9 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $17.4M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, San Diego County would have about 72, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,620 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 41.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is San Diego County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Diego County at 3,282,248 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,171,278 households. Median household income in San Diego County is $106,268, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. San Diego County scores 49 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #170 of 325 scored counties.
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