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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Boulder, CO metro area

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Boulder, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #55 of 197 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Boulder metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.

At $1,508 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Boulder metro area 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. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Boulder metro area 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 the Boulder metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Boulder metro area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #55 of 197 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Boulder metro area 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Boulder, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureBoulder metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.40.5
Spending per listing$29.5M$38M$24.5M
Households per official establishment13,70115,72312,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score6174

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Boulder 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 Boulder metro area

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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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Colorado

Every Colorado market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Boulder metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO80370.3$49.4M+4.1%#6 of 197
2Fort Collins-Loveland, CO7970.5$30.8M+4.8%#8 of 197
3Colorado Springs, CO65160.5$25.9M+3.1%#39 of 197
4Boulder, CO6170.5$29.5M−0.7%#55 of 197
5Grand Junction, CO4050.8$16.2M+4.4%#141 of 197

Other business types in the Boulder metro area

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 the Boulder, CO metro area?

There are 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Boulder metro area as of September 2026. 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 the Boulder, CO metro area 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. 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 137,008 households in the Boulder metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Boulder, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

The Boulder 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 $29.5M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Boulder metro area 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 the Boulder, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Boulder metro area at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. The median household income in the Boulder metro area is $103,994 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. The Boulder metro area scores 61 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #55 of 197 scored metro areas.

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