Health care · Metro area · Illinois
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Rockford, IL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Rockford, IL 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $183.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,357 a household
- Spending per listing
- $46M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 337,242
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Rockford metro area. That comes to 0.3 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Rockford metro area comes to about $183.9M a year: $1,357 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $46M per clinic, 87% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Rockford metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 33,869 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rockford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, the Rockford 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 Rockford metro area compares
The same measures for Illinois 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 | Rockford metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $46M | $27.5M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 33,869 | 20,146 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.6% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,357 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,033 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Rockford 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 Rockford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 337,242−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 135,474
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 794 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 424
- Median household income
- $68,033+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,321
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 135,218
- Daytime population
- 319,715Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rockford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 75 | 46 | 0.4 | $37.4M | −0.2% | #16 of 197 |
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 64 | 239 | 0.7 | $24.1M | 0.0% | #44 of 197 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 53 | 9 | 0.6 | $25.1M | −0.9% | #85 of 197 |
| Rockford, IL | Not scored | 4 | 0.3 | $46M | −0.3% |
Other business types in the Rockford metro area
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 clinics63
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors39
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Rockford, IL metro area?
The Rockford metro area has 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Rockford, IL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $183.9M a year, or $1,357 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $46M 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 135,474 households in the Rockford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rockford, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Rockford metro area has 0.3 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $46M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Rockford metro area would have about 8, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 33,869 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Rockford, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Rockford metro area at 337,242 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 135,474 households. The median household income in the Rockford metro area is $68,033 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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 Rockford 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 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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