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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ventura County, CA

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ventura County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #274 of 325 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in California

Listings
33
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
36
+56.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$428M
On medical and dental services · $1,527 a household
Spending per listing
$13M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
830,851
−1.5% since 2020

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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

Ventura County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #274 of 325 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ventura County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Ventura County comes to about $428M a year: $1,527 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $13M per clinic, 47% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Ventura County was 36 in 2023, up 56.5% from 2019. That is one for every 7,788 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Ventura County. Population estimates put the population change in Ventura County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ventura 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ventura County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureVentura CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.20.60.5
Spending per listing$13M$23.8M$24.5M
Households per official establishment7,78811,07812,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+56.5%+48.8%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,527$1,464$1,288
Median household income$109,797$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3139

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 36+56.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
466
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
331 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$250K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Ventura 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 Ventura County

Population, 2025 estimate
830,851−1.5% since 2020
Households
280,360
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,841 sq. mi.
People per square mile
455
Median household income
$109,797+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$144,867
Median home value
$822,700
Jobs located here
321,509
Daytime population
755,963Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in California, with Ventura County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Mateo County, CA7890.3$52.8M−2.5%#11 of 325
2Contra Costa County, CA77100.2$68M+0.3%#15 of 325
3Alameda County, CA76190.3$52.1M−2.6%#19 of 325
4Santa Clara County, CA76340.5$35.3M−0.9%#20 of 325
5San Francisco County, CA72180.5$34.3M−5.6%#34 of 325
6Placer County, CA7290.6$27.4M+8.9%#37 of 325
7Sacramento County, CA68230.4$34.4M+2.0%#49 of 325
8Riverside County, CA66320.4$33.8M+5.0%#57 of 325
9Santa Cruz County, CA6650.5$30M−4.7%#59 of 325
10Sonoma County, CA66120.6$23.8M−0.4%#60 of 325
19Ventura County, CA31331.2$13M−1.5%#274 of 325

Other business types in Ventura County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Ventura County, CA?

There are 33 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Ventura County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 56.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Ventura County, CA spend on medical and dental services?

About $428M a year, or $1,527 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 280,360 households in Ventura County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ventura County, CA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Ventura County has 1.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $13M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Ventura County would have about 17, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,788 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Ventura County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Ventura County at 830,851 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 280,360 households. The median household income in Ventura County is $109,797 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Ventura County scores 31 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #274 of 325 scored counties.

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