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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Norfolk County, MA
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Norfolk County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #120 of 325 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $437.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.9M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 739,749
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,543 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Norfolk County spend about $437.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $19.9M per clinic, 19% 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.
Norfolk County has 22 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.8, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Norfolk County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 13,494 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Norfolk County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Norfolk County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #120 of 325 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Norfolk 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.
| Measure | Norfolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $19.9M | $30.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,494 | 18,946 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,543 | $1,386 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $130,739 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 528
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 739,749+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 283,368
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,843
- Median household income
- $130,739+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,022
- Median home value
- $683,900
- Jobs located here
- 369,055
- Daytime population
- 712,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Norfolk County marked.
Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Plymouth County, MA | 78 | 10 | 0.5 | $29.2M | +3.5% | #14 of 325 |
| 2Worcester County, MA | 75 | 12 | 0.4 | $36.9M | +3.7% | #22 of 325 |
| 3Suffolk County, MA | 74 | 7 | 0.2 | $62.4M | +0.1% | #25 of 325 |
| 4Essex County, MA | 73 | 14 | 0.4 | $30.6M | +2.3% | #31 of 325 |
| 5Middlesex County, MA | 71 | 25 | 0.4 | $39M | +2.8% | #40 of 325 |
| 6Bristol County, MA | 59 | 15 | 0.6 | $19.4M | +2.9% | #108 of 325 |
| 7Norfolk County, MA | 58 | 22 | 0.8 | $19.9M | +2.2% | #120 of 325 |
| 8Hampden County, MA | 45 | 12 | 0.7 | $17.6M | +0.2% | #197 of 325 |
Other business types in Norfolk 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 clinics46
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics59
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics58
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy46
- Optometrists and eye care69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Norfolk County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Norfolk County. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Norfolk County, MA spend on medical and dental services?
About $437.2M a year, or $1,543 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $19.9M 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 283,368 households in Norfolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Norfolk County has 0.8 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $19.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Norfolk County would have about 18, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,494 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk County at 739,749 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 283,368 households. Median household income in Norfolk County is $130,739, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Norfolk County scores 58 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #120 of 325 scored counties.
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