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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Kent County, MI
How Kent County, MI 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #70 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $381.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,485 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.2M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 675,232
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Kent County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Kent County comes to about $381.1M a year: $1,485 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $21.2M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 14% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Kent County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 19,742 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Kent County is 65 (upper middle), #70 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Kent County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $21.2M | $24.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,742 | 14,404 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,485 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $82,631 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 519
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 675,232+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 256,648
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 850 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 781
- Median household income
- $82,631+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,612
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 399,575
- Daytime population
- 767,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 74 | 6 | 0.5 | $28.7M | +3.9% | #28 of 325 |
| 2Kalamazoo County, MI | 72 | 5 | 0.5 | $30.3M | +0.8% | #35 of 325 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 65 | 18 | 0.7 | $21.2M | +2.5% | #70 of 325 |
| 4Washtenaw County, MI | 64 | 11 | 0.7 | $21.7M | −0.4% | #73 of 325 |
| 5Livingston County, MI | 59 | 6 | 0.8 | $21.3M | +1.7% | #107 of 325 |
| 6Genesee County, MI | 57 | 6 | 0.4 | $36.5M | −1.1% | #122 of 325 |
| 7Wayne County, MI | 51 | 38 | 0.5 | $24.3M | −1.1% | #153 of 325 |
| 8Macomb County, MI | 50 | 24 | 0.7 | $21.4M | +0.7% | #162 of 325 |
| 9Saginaw County, MI | 42 | 6 | 0.8 | $16.8M | −1.1% | #213 of 325 |
| 10Oakland County, MI | 39 | 54 | 1.0 | $16.2M | +1.2% | #237 of 325 |
Other business types in Kent 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics57
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics65
- Chiropractors53
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Kent County, MI?
There are 18 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Kent County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $381.1M a year, or $1,485 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $21.2M 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 256,648 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, MI compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Kent County has 0.7 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $21.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Kent County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,742 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 675,232 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 256,648 households. The median household income in Kent County is $82,631 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Kent County scores 65 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #70 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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