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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Cherokee County, GA
How Cherokee County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #218 of 325 scored counties
#2 of 19 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 14
- 6 chain locations (43%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $134.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,326 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.6M
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,273
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,326 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Cherokee County spend about $134.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $9.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 61% 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.
There are 14 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.4, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Cherokee County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 10,151 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 11.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Cherokee County is 42 (lower middle), #218 of 325 scored counties and #2 of 19 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cherokee County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Cherokee County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.6M | $13.7M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,151 | 8,315 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +96.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,326 | $1,150 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $108,115 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 146 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,273+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 101,514
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 421 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 668
- Median household income
- $108,115+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,625
- Median home value
- $435,100
- Jobs located here
- 78,270
- Daytime population
- 228,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Forsyth County, GA | 56 | 7 | 0.8 | $19.6M | +11.8% | #131 of 325 |
| 2Cherokee County, GA | 42 | 14 | 1.4 | $9.6M | +11.6% | #218 of 325 |
| 3Clayton County, GA | 37 | 5 | 0.5 | $21M | −0.6% | #242 of 325 |
| 4Bartow County, GA | 35 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.3M | +10.5% | #257 of 325 |
| 5Columbia County, GA | 35 | 8 | 1.5 | $8.7M | +7.9% | #258 of 325 |
| 6Douglas County, GA | 35 | 10 | 1.9 | $6M | +6.6% | #259 of 325 |
| 7DeKalb County, GA | 34 | 21 | 0.7 | $16.5M | +1.3% | #260 of 325 |
| 8Cobb County, GA | 34 | 31 | 1.0 | $12.6M | +3.5% | #261 of 325 |
| 9Fayette County, GA | 29 | 7 | 1.6 | $8.7M | +4.7% | #282 of 325 |
| 10Gwinnett County, GA | 28 | 43 | 1.3 | $9.3M | +6.2% | #288 of 325 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics42
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy64
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Cherokee County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Cherokee County. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, GA spend on medical and dental services?
About $134.6M a year, or $1,326 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $9.6M 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 101,514 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, GA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Cherokee County has 1.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $9.6M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 6, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,151 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 299,273 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,514 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $108,115, 34% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Cherokee County scores 42 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #218 of 325 scored counties.
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