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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Howard County, MD
How Howard County, MD compares with other counties 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #158 of 325 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 18
- 11 chain locations (61%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $189.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,568 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 339,183
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Howard County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 61%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Howard County comes to about $189.8M a year: $1,568 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $10.5M per clinic, 57% 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 6 businesses with payroll in Howard County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 20,178 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 Howard County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Howard County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Howard County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #158 of 325 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in Maryland.
How Howard County 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 | Howard County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $9.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,178 | 10,502 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,568 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $149,763 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 339,183+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 121,065
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,340
- Median household income
- $149,763+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $184,243
- Median home value
- $597,900
- Jobs located here
- 185,575
- Daytime population
- 363,145Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Howard County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 53 | 9 | 1.5 | $9.5M | +5.9% | #147 of 325 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 51 | 18 | 1.5 | $10.5M | +1.9% | #158 of 325 |
| 3Anne Arundel County, MD | 46 | 20 | 0.9 | $16.2M | +1.7% | #191 of 325 |
| 4Frederick County, MD | 44 | 14 | 1.3 | $10.7M | +11.0% | #204 of 325 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 38 | 20 | 4.7 | $3M | +2.4% | #240 of 325 |
| 6Montgomery County, MD | 32 | 60 | 1.5 | $9.7M | +1.3% | #271 of 325 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 30 | 20 | 2.0 | $6.9M | +2.0% | #281 of 325 |
| 8Prince George’s County, MD | 29 | 54 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +0.5% | #283 of 325 |
| 9Baltimore city, MD | 27 | 48 | 1.9 | $5.6M | −2.3% | #297 of 325 |
| 10Baltimore County, MD | 20 | 44 | 1.3 | $9.4M | −0.7% | #314 of 325 |
Other business types in Howard County
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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics51
- Chiropractors76
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Howard County, MD?
Howard County has 18 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (61%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $189.8M a year, or $1,568 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 121,065 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MD compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Howard County has 1.5 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $10.5M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Howard County would have about 8, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,178 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 339,183 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,065 households. The median household income in Howard County is $149,763 a year, 86% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Howard County scores 51 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #158 of 325 scored counties.
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