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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Massachusetts

Markets across Massachusetts ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
125
36 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
147
+19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.9B
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
0.4
20% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$30.9M
26% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#12 of 50
Market score 66 · Upper middle

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Massachusetts by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 125 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Massachusetts. 36 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

At $1,386 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Massachusetts spend about $3.9B a year on medical and dental services. That is about $30.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 26% above 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.

Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Massachusetts in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 18,946 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.

Among 50 states, Massachusetts ranks #12 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Worcester metro area scores highest (77). Among 8 scored counties, Plymouth County scores highest (78).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Massachusetts, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Massachusetts, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Worcester, MA77120.4$36.9M+3.7%#9 of 197
2Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH71840.4$33.6M+2.3%#25 of 197
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA68260.4$32.5M+2.1%#31 of 197
3Springfield, MA44120.7$17.6M+0.2%#121 of 197
Barnstable Town, MANot scored20.2$70.5M+2.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MANot scored20.3$39.2M+10.4%
Pittsfield, MANot scored40.7$17.1M−1.2%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Massachusetts, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Greenfield, MANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Vineyard Haven, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Nantucket, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

Counties

Counties in Massachusetts, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Plymouth County, MA78100.5$29.2M+3.5%#14 of 325
2Worcester County, MA75120.4$36.9M+3.7%#22 of 325
3Suffolk County, MA7470.2$62.4M+0.1%#25 of 325
4Essex County, MA73140.4$30.6M+2.3%#31 of 325
5Middlesex County, MA71250.4$39M+2.8%#40 of 325
6Bristol County, MA59150.6$19.4M+2.9%#108 of 325
7Norfolk County, MA58220.8$19.9M+2.2%#120 of 325
8Hampden County, MA45120.7$17.6M+0.2%#197 of 325
Barnstable County, MANot scored20.2$70.5M+2.4%
Hampshire County, MANot scored20.3$39.2M+10.4%
Berkshire County, MANot scored40.7$17.1M−1.2%
Franklin County, MANot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Dukes County, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Nantucket County, MANot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Massachusetts?

There are 125 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Massachusetts as of September 2026. 36 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Massachusetts spend on medical and dental services?

About $3.9B a year, or $1,386 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $30.9M 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 2,785,042 households in Massachusetts and national spending patterns by income.

How does Massachusetts compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Massachusetts has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $30.9M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Massachusetts would have about 157, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,946 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Massachusetts has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Worcester metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 8 scored counties in Massachusetts, Plymouth County scores highest, at 78 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Massachusetts scores 66 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #12 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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