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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #127 of 197 scored metro areas
#16 of 17 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$96.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,070 a household
Spending per listing
$16.1M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
217,212
+15.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Punta Gorda metro area. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Households in the Punta Gorda metro area spend about $96.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,070 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 34% 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.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Punta Gorda metro area in 2023. That is one for every 12,935 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Punta Gorda metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +15.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Punta Gorda metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #127 of 197 scored metro areas and #16 of 17 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Punta Gorda metro area compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Punta Gorda, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePunta Gorda metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.50.5
Spending per listing$16.1M$22.4M$24.5M
Households per official establishment12,93510,04912,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+43.0%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,070$1,132$1,288
Median household income$69,952$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4336

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
86
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
217,212+15.5% since 2020
Households
90,542
Median age
58.2
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
681 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,474
Median home value
$328,900
Jobs located here
57,938
Daytime population
192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Florida

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

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL7570.2$43.2M+19.8%#15 of 197
2Port St. Lucie, FL6470.3$32.8M+16.0%#42 of 197
3Jacksonville, FL61230.3$33.5M+10.7%#54 of 197
4North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL60180.5$25.4M+13.2%#58 of 197
5Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL57160.5$23.2M+14.4%#69 of 197
6Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL5670.6$20.3M+9.4%#74 of 197
7Naples-Marco Island, FL5590.5$23.2M+10.6%#80 of 197
8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL5290.4$25.1M+6.5%#93 of 197
9Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL50140.5$21.2M+9.1%#101 of 197
10Tallahassee, FL4950.3$33.6M+3.1%#103 of 197
16Punta Gorda, FL4360.7$16.1M+15.5%#127 of 197

Other business types in the Punta Gorda metro area

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Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area?

The Punta Gorda metro area has 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $96.9M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $16.1M 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 90,542 households in the Punta Gorda metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Punta Gorda metro area 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 $16.1M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Punta Gorda metro area would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,935 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is the Punta Gorda, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Punta Gorda metro area at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in the Punta Gorda metro area is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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 Punta Gorda metro area scores 43 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #127 of 197 scored metro areas.

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