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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Lake County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Lake County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$270.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,388 a household
Spending per listing
$67.7M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.2
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
504,612
+1.1% 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

At $1,388 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $270.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $67.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.8 times 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 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. That comes to 0.2 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Lake County in 2023. That is one for every 15,010 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, Lake County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lake County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Lake County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.20.50.5
Spending per listing$67.7M$28.8M$24.5M
Households per official establishment15,01013,37912,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+45.0%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,388$1,390$1,288
Median household income$71,493$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 13
Employees, 2023
212
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
504,612+1.1% since 2020
Households
195,130
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,003
Median household income
$71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,636
Median home value
$230,600
Jobs located here
191,504
Daytime population
472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Allen County, IN6880.5$26.9M+4.2%#51 of 325
2Hamilton County, IN67100.7$24.9M+10.9%#55 of 325
3Marion County, IN63160.4$33.8M+1.6%#76 of 325
4St. Joseph County, IN5050.5$29M+0.1%#159 of 325
5Porter County, IN4860.9$17.3M+1.6%#176 of 325
6Elkhart County, IN4081.1$12.2M+0.9%#234 of 325
7Vanderburgh County, IN3750.6$20.3M+0.9%#243 of 325
8Clark County, IN3391.8$7.9M+7.5%#264 of 325
9Kosciusko County, IN2761.9$7.4M+0.9%#296 of 325
Lake County, INNot scored40.2$67.7M+1.1%

Other business types in Lake County

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 Lake County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Lake County. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $270.8M a year, or $1,388 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $67.7M 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Lake County has 0.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $67.7M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Lake County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,010 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County 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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