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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Dalton, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Dalton, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$54.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,041 a household
Spending per listing
$27.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
147,819
+3.5% 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

Households in the Dalton metro area spend about $54.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,041 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $27.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.

The Dalton metro area has 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Dalton metro area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 10,416 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Dalton metro area grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, the Dalton metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Dalton metro area 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dalton, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureDalton metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.80.5
Spending per listing$27.1M$13.7M$24.5M
Households per official establishment10,4168,31512,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+96.8%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,041$1,150$1,288
Median household income$67,846$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored24

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Dalton 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 Dalton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
147,819+3.5% since 2020
Households
52,080
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
635 sq. mi.
People per square mile
227
Median household income
$67,846+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$208,800
Jobs located here
67,757
Daytime population
144,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Georgia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dalton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Chattanooga, TN-GA53120.5$21.3M+5.3%#87 of 197
1Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC35160.7$15.7M+4.7%#160 of 197
2Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA322391.0$12M+5.9%#166 of 197
3Athens-Clarke County, GA2950.6$18.6M+3.9%#170 of 197
4Savannah, GA26161.0$11.4M+8.1%#181 of 197
5Warner Robins, GA2691.2$9.3M+8.2%#182 of 197
6Columbus, GA-AL2070.5$18.4M−1.3%#190 of 197
7Macon-Bibb County, GA10111.2$8.2M+2.1%#197 of 197
Dalton, GANot scored20.4$27.1M+3.5%

Other business types in the Dalton metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Dalton, GA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Dalton metro area. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in the Dalton, GA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $54.2M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $27.1M 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 52,080 households in the Dalton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Dalton metro area has 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,416 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is the Dalton, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Dalton metro area at 147,819 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in the Dalton metro area is $67,846, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.9%, 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 Dalton metro area has no market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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