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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Boulder County, CO
How Boulder County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 325 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $206.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,508 a household
- Spending per listing
- $29.5M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,508 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Boulder County spend about $206.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $29.5M per clinic, 20% 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 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Boulder County in 2023. That is one for every 13,701 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Boulder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Boulder County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #83 of 325 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Colorado.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $29.5M | $38M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,701 | 15,723 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,508 | $1,423 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 231
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denver County, CO | 84 | 9 | 0.3 | $53.5M | +3.2% | #3 of 325 |
| 2Larimer County, CO | 79 | 7 | 0.5 | $30.8M | +4.8% | #10 of 325 |
| 3Arapahoe County, CO | 71 | 8 | 0.3 | $47.1M | +2.8% | #39 of 325 |
| 4Jefferson County, CO | 65 | 12 | 0.5 | $30.7M | −0.5% | #64 of 325 |
| 5El Paso County, CO | 65 | 16 | 0.6 | $24.9M | +3.2% | #69 of 325 |
| 6Boulder County, CO | 62 | 7 | 0.5 | $29.5M | −0.7% | #83 of 325 |
| 7Mesa County, CO | 42 | 5 | 0.8 | $16.2M | +4.4% | #216 of 325 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics42
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics62
- Chiropractors26
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Boulder County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Boulder County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on medical and dental services?
About $206.7M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $29.5M 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 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Boulder County 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 $29.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Boulder County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,701 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 62 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #83 of 325 scored counties.
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