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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Connecticut

Markets across Connecticut ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
71
20 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
79
−5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.9B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
0.5
In line with the U.S.
Spending per listing
$27M
10% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#17 of 50
Market score 59 · Upper middle

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Connecticut. 20 of them (28%) 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.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Connecticut comes to about $1.9B a year: $1,338 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $27M per clinic, 10% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Connecticut was 79 in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 18,152 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.

Among 50 states, Connecticut ranks #17 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores highest (72). Among 5 scored counties, the Western Connecticut Planning Region scores highest (72).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Connecticut, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT72190.4$32.4M+3.0%#21 of 197
2Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT64230.6$22.7M+3.7%#45 of 197
3Waterbury-Shelton, CT62100.6$22.7M+3.2%#50 of 197
4New Haven, CT56140.6$21.2M+2.5%#73 of 197
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTNot scored20.2$72.3M+2.0%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Connecticut, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Torrington, CTNot scored10.2$62.7M+2.2%
Putnam, CTNot scored20.5$25M+3.0%

Counties

Counties in Connecticut, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT72130.6$27.9M+3.5%#36 of 325
2Capitol Planning Region, CT71160.4$32.1M+3.1%#42 of 325
3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT63100.6$22.7M+3.2%#79 of 325
4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT58140.6$21.2M+2.5%#119 of 325
5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT50100.8$15.9M+4.1%#164 of 325
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNot scored20.2$72.3M+2.0%
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTNot scored30.4$34M+2.3%
Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTNot scored10.2$62.7M+2.2%
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTNot scored20.5$25M+3.0%

Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, down 5.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Connecticut spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.9B a year, or $1,338 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $27M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.

How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Connecticut 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 $27M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Connecticut would have about 78, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,152 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Connecticut, the Western Connecticut Planning Region scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Connecticut scores 59 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #17 of 50 scored states.

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