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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in New Castle County, DE
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in New Castle County, DE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #199 of 325 scored counties
#1 of 2 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $277.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.3M
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 588,026
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,237 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in New Castle County spend about $277.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $17.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 29% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
New Castle County has 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in New Castle County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 12,454 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in New Castle County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in New Castle County is 45 (lower middle), #199 of 325 scored counties and #1 of 2 scored counties in Delaware.
How New Castle County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | New Castle County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $17.3M | $16.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,454 | 12,183 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.5% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,237 | $1,194 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $91,166 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 New Castle 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 New Castle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 588,026+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 224,173
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,356
- Median household income
- $91,166+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,517
- Median home value
- $352,200
- Jobs located here
- 298,174
- Daytime population
- 607,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Delaware market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Delaware for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Delaware, with New Castle County marked.
Top counties in Delaware
| 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 |
Other business types in New Castle 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics45
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy40
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in New Castle County, DE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics in New Castle County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in New Castle County, DE spend on medical and dental services?
About $277.4M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $17.3M 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 224,173 households in New Castle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Castle County, DE compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
New Castle County 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 $17.3M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, New Castle County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,454 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is New Castle County, DE growing?
Population estimates put New Castle County at 588,026 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,173 households. Median household income in New Castle County is $91,166, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. New Castle County scores 45 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #199 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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