Health care · Metro area · Kansas
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Topeka, KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Topeka, KS 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 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $132M
- On medical and dental services · $1,361 a household
- Spending per listing
- $44M
- 79% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,052
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Topeka metro area spend about $132M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,361 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $44M per clinic, 79% 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.
There are 3 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Topeka metro area as of September 2026. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in the Topeka metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 8,818 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Topeka metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, the Topeka 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 Topeka metro area compares
The same measures for Kansas 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 | Topeka metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $44M | $42.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,818 | 12,104 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +36.6% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,361 | $1,422 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,888 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Topeka 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 Topeka metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,052+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 96,999
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,233 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $69,888+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,198
- Median home value
- $183,200
- Jobs located here
- 117,217
- Daytime population
- 240,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardUrgent care and walk-in clinics across Kansas
Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Topeka metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 64 | 49 | 0.5 | $27.5M | +3.4% | #43 of 197 |
| 1Wichita, KS | 54 | 13 | 0.5 | $27M | +2.4% | #82 of 197 |
| Topeka, KS | Not scored | 3 | 0.3 | $44M | +0.1% |
Other business types in the Topeka 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 clinics66
- Dentists and orthodontists68
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors60
- Physical therapy77
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Topeka, KS metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Topeka metro area. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Topeka, KS metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $132M a year, or $1,361 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $44M 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 96,999 households in the Topeka metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Topeka, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Topeka 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 $44M, 79% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Topeka metro area would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,818 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Topeka, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Topeka metro area at 233,052 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 96,999 households. Median household income in the Topeka metro area is $69,888, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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 Topeka 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 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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