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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #110 of 197 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in the District of Columbia
- Listings
- 289
- 170 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- +14.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.5B
- On medical and dental services · $1,459 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,465,724
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 289 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area. 170 of them (59%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,459 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area spend about $3.5B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $12M per clinic, 51% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area was 163 in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 14,558 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #110 of 197 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in the District of Columbia.
How the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area compares
The same measures for District of Columbia 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 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area | District of Columbia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $12M | $12.1M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,558 | 81,123 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.9% | n/a | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,459 | $1,378 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $126,684 | $109,870 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163+14.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,730
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $171.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 289170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 141The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,465,724+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,373,022
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 6,034 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $126,684
- Average household income
- $166,652
- Median home value
- $579,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,140,160
- Daytime population
- 6,505,668Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics48
- Chiropractors77
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area?
There are 289 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area as of September 2026. 170 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.5B a year, or $1,459 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 289 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $12M 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 2,373,022 households in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area has 1.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $12M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area would have about 141, against 289 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,558 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area at 6,465,724 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,373,022 households. The median household income in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area is $126,684 a year, 57% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area scores 48 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #110 of 197 scored metro areas.
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