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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Iowa

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Iowa, ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 44; 0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments: 35; +25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.9B; On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households: 0.3; 40% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $42.2M; 72% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #6 of 50; Market score 77 · High

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Iowa by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

There are 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Iowa as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Households in Iowa spend about $1.9B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,412 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $42.2M per clinic, 72% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.

In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in Iowa classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 37,592 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.

Among 50 states, Iowa ranks #6 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 77 (high). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Iowa, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores highest (92). Among 2 scored counties, Polk County scores highest (84).

Every market in Iowa for urgent care and walk-in clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Iowa, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Iowa, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	92	8	0.3	$56.3M	+6.7%	#1 of 197
Omaha, NE-IA	76	15	0.4	$39.3M	+4.2%	#12 of 197
2Cedar Rapids, IA	69	5	0.4	$33M	+1.0%	#29 of 197
3Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	53	9	0.6	$25.1M	−0.9%	#85 of 197
Iowa City, IA	Not scored	4	0.6	$26.1M	+4.1%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	Not scored	4	0.6	$23.6M	+0.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	Not scored	2	0.4	$38.5M	+1.0%
Ames, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.2%
Dubuque, IA	Not scored	3	0.7	$19.5M	+0.1%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Iowa, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth
Mason City, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Clinton, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Burlington, IA-IL	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Muscatine, IA	Not scored	2	1.2	$11.6M	−3.0%
Marshalltown, IA	Not scored	2	1.3	$10.4M	−0.5%
Fort Dodge, IA	Not scored	2	1.3	$10.1M	−0.4%
Ottumwa, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Pella, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Fort Madison, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.6%
Le Mars, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Oskaloosa, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Storm Lake, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Carroll, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Spirit Lake, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Spencer, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%

Counties

Counties in Iowa, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Polk County, IA	84	6	0.3	$51.5M	+4.8%	#4 of 325
2Scott County, IA	40	6	0.8	$17.7M	+0.4%	#229 of 325
Linn County, IA	Not scored	4	0.4	$34.7M	+0.7%
Johnson County, IA	Not scored	4	0.6	$23M	+4.6%
Black Hawk County, IA	Not scored	3	0.5	$24.3M	+0.4%
Dallas County, IA	Not scored	2	0.5	$36M	+17.8%
Woodbury County, IA	Not scored	2	0.5	$27.8M	+0.7%
Story County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.7%
Dubuque County, IA	Not scored	3	0.7	$19.5M	+0.1%
Pottawattamie County, IA	Not scored	1	0.3	$51.9M	−0.7%
Warren County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+9.0%
Clinton County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Cerro Gordo County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Muscatine County, IA	Not scored	2	1.2	$11.6M	−3.0%
Marshall County, IA	Not scored	2	1.3	$10.4M	−0.5%
Des Moines County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Jasper County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.9%
Webster County, IA	Not scored	2	1.3	$10.1M	−0.4%
Sioux County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.5%
Wapello County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Marion County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.3%
Lee County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.6%
Boone County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Plymouth County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Benton County, IA	Not scored	1	1.0	$15M	+1.8%

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Counties in Iowa, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth
Bremer County, IA	Not scored	1	1.0	$14.1M	+1.1%
Washington County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Mahaska County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Jones County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.9%
Buena Vista County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Buchanan County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Carroll County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Henry County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.4%
Winneshiek County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Jackson County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Fayette County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.1%
Poweshiek County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.4%
Cedar County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.7%
Dickinson County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.7%
Delaware County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Clayton County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.1%
Madison County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.8%
Tama County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Hardin County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
Iowa County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Clay County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Crawford County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.5%
Jefferson County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Floyd County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.4%
Page County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.3%
Hamilton County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.5%
Harrison County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.4%
Mills County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.6%
Kossuth County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.2%
Butler County, IA	Not scored	1	1.7	$8M	−2.0%
O’Brien County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.5%
Allamakee County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.2%
Cass County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Wright County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Grundy County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.2%
Appanoose County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.7%
Lyon County, IA	Not scored	2	4.5	$3.2M	+3.6%
Union County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Chickasaw County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.8%
Shelby County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.2%
Cherokee County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.4%
Guthrie County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.6%
Louisa County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.7%
Hancock County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.2%
Winnebago County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.8%
Mitchell County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.6%
Montgomery County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.2%
Franklin County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Keokuk County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Calhoun County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.4%
Sac County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.7%
Clarke County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.6%
Humboldt County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.0%
Howard County, IA	Not scored	1	2.7	$5M	−0.8%
Emmet County, IA	Not scored	1	2.5	$5.1M	−2.5%
Davis County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+1.3%
Palo Alto County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Lucas County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.6%
Greene County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.0%
Monona County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.4%
Decatur County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.9%
Monroe County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%
Adair County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.3%
Worth County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.3%
Van Buren County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−1.2%
Pocahontas County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.5%
Ida County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.4%
Wayne County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+3.6%
Fremont County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Osceola County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.6%
Taylor County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.5%
Audubon County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−3.0%
Ringgold County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Adams County, IA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−2.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Iowa?

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Iowa. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Iowa spend on medical and dental services?

About $1.9B a year, or $1,412 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $42.2M 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 1,315,707 households in Iowa and national spending patterns by income.

How does Iowa compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Iowa 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 $42.2M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Iowa would have about 76, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 37,592 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Iowa has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Iowa, the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro area scores highest, at 92 (very high). Among 2 scored counties in Iowa, Polk County scores highest, at 84 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Iowa scores 77 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #6 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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