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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #3 of 197 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Maine
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $306.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,277 a household
- Spending per listing
- $43.8M
- 78% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 577,635
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Portland-South Portland metro area is 82 (high), #3 of 197 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Maine. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Portland-South Portland metro area comes to about $306.5M a year: $1,277 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $43.8M per clinic, 78% 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 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Portland-South Portland metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Portland-South Portland metro area in 2023. That is one for every 34,290 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $491K have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Portland-South Portland metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Portland-South Portland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Portland-South Portland metro area compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Portland-South Portland metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $43.8M | $57.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 34,290 | 45,935 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,277 | $1,163 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $92,175 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $491K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Portland-South Portland 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 Portland-South Portland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 577,635+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 240,027
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $92,175+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,924
- Median home value
- $420,000
- Jobs located here
- 284,437
- Daytime population
- 573,648Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics82
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Portland-South Portland metro area. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $306.5M a year, or $1,277 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $43.8M 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 240,027 households in the Portland-South Portland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Portland-South Portland 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 $43.8M, 78% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Portland-South Portland metro area would have about 13, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 34,290 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Portland-South Portland metro area at 577,635 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 240,027 households. Median household income in the Portland-South Portland metro area is $92,175, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.2%, 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 Portland-South Portland metro area scores 82 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #3 of 197 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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