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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area
How the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #174 of 197 scored metro areas
#2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 156
- 107 chain locations (69%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On medical and dental services · $1,297 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.3M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,857,781
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For urgent care and walk-in clinics, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #174 of 197 scored metro areas and #2 of 2 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 156 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area. 107 of them (69%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 1.4 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area spend about $1.5B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,297 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $9.3M per clinic, 62% below 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 99 businesses with payroll in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 11,316 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $414K has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area. Population estimates show the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.3M | $9.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,316 | 10,502 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +7.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,297 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $99,470 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,524
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 156107 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $414K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,857,781+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 1,120,269
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,602 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,095
- Median household income
- $99,470+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,059
- Median home value
- $391,300
- Jobs located here
- 1,345,791
- Daytime population
- 2,886,566Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maryland for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 58 | 117 | 0.5 | $27.3M | +1.4% | #66 of 197 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 48 | 289 | 1.2 | $12M | +3.3% | #110 of 197 |
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 36 | 22 | 2.9 | $5M | +2.1% | #158 of 197 |
| 2Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 29 | 156 | 1.4 | $9.3M | +0.4% | #174 of 197 |
Other business types in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists45
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics29
- Chiropractors70
- Physical therapy29
- Optometrists and eye care58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area?
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area has 156 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 107 of them (69%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.5B a year, or $1,297 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 156 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $9.3M 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 1,120,269 households in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area has 1.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $9.3M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area would have about 59, against 156 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,316 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area at 2,857,781 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,120,269 households. The median household income in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area is $99,470 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro area scores 29 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #174 of 197 scored metro areas.
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