Market rankings · Delaware
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Delaware
Markets across Delaware ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 29
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $480M
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $16.6M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #37 of 50
- Market score 38 · Lower middle
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Delaware by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Delaware. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Delaware comes to about $480M a year: $1,194 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Delaware classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 12,183 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, Delaware ranks #37 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Delaware, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, scores 58. Among 2 scored counties, New Castle County scores highest (45).
Every market in Delaware for urgent care and walk-in clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Delaware, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 117 | 0.5 | $27.3M | +1.4% | #66 of 197 |
| Dover, DE | Not scored | 3 | 0.4 | $26.1M | +6.8% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford, DE | Not scored | 10 | 0.9 | $12.4M | +16.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Castle County, DE | 45 | 16 | 0.7 | $17.3M | +3.0% | #199 of 325 |
| 2Sussex County, DE | 41 | 10 | 0.9 | $12.4M | +16.1% | #226 of 325 |
| Kent County, DE | Not scored | 3 | 0.4 | $26.1M | +6.8% |
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 Delaware?
There are 29 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Delaware as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware spend on medical and dental services?
About $480M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $16.6M 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 402,038 households in Delaware and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Delaware has 0.7 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $16.6M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Delaware would have about 20, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,183 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Delaware has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Delaware is the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, at 58 (upper middle). Among 2 scored counties in Delaware, New Castle County scores highest, at 45 (lower 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. Delaware scores 38 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #37 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delaware. It maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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