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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Montgomery County, MD
How Montgomery 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #271 of 325 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 60
- 41 chain locations (68%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $580.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,491 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.7M
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,582
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Montgomery County is 32 (lower middle), #271 of 325 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,491 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Montgomery County spend about $580.3M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $9.7M per clinic, 61% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Montgomery County has 60 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (68%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 3 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Montgomery County in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 8,649 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.7M | $9.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,649 | 10,502 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +7.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,491 | $1,322 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $132,450 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 45−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 638
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6041 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,582+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 389,210
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,162
- Median household income
- $132,450+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $181,353
- Median home value
- $640,300
- Jobs located here
- 491,378
- Daytime population
- 1,073,010Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Montgomery 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists29
- Primary care and pediatrics41
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics32
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy46
- 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 Montgomery County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Montgomery County. 41 of them (68%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, MD spend on medical and dental services?
About $580.3M a year, or $1,491 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $9.7M 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 389,210 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, MD compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Montgomery 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 $9.7M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 24, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,649 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 1,074,582 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,210 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $132,450, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Montgomery County scores 32 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #271 of 325 scored counties.
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