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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Middlesex County, MA

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Middlesex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #40 of 325 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
25
5 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
57
+9.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$975.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,538 a household
Spending per listing
$39M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,669,979
+2.8% since 2020

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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 25 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Middlesex County. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Households in Middlesex County spend about $975.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,538 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $39M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 59% 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 57 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Middlesex County in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 11,127 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Middlesex County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #40 of 325 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Middlesex County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Middlesex County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureMiddlesex CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.40.5
Spending per listing$39M$30.9M$24.5M
Households per official establishment11,12718,94612,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.6%+19.5%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,538$1,386$1,288
Median household income$130,847$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score7166

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
52 → 57+9.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,763
Annual payroll, 2023
$187.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
255 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
Households
634,215
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
818 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,003
Median household income
$130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$178,065
Median home value
$727,800
Jobs located here
949,767
Daytime population
1,753,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Middlesex County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

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

Other business types in Middlesex County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Middlesex County, MA?

There are 25 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Middlesex County as of September 2026. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on medical and dental services?

About $975.3M a year, or $1,538 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $39M 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Middlesex County 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 $39M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 40, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,127 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 71 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #40 of 325 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for urgent care and walk-in clinics · All 56 business types in Middlesex County

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