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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Oakland County, MI
How Oakland 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #237 of 325 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 54
- 10 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 76
- +35.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $872.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,644 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.2M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,288,337
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Oakland County spend about $872.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,644 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. Spread across 54 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $16.2M per clinic, 34% 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.
Oakland County has 54 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, twice the U.S. rate of 0.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Oakland County was 76 in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,980 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.6M has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Oakland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Oakland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Oakland County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #237 of 325 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Michigan.
How Oakland 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 | Oakland County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $16.2M | $24.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,980 | 14,404 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.7% | +47.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,644 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,760 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 76+35.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,487
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Oakland 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 Oakland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,288,337+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 530,460
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,475
- Median household income
- $97,760+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,121
- Median home value
- $343,600
- Jobs located here
- 726,660
- Daytime population
- 1,442,622Residents 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics39
- Chiropractors57
- Physical therapy34
- Optometrists and eye care67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Oakland County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Oakland County. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 35.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Oakland County, MI spend on medical and dental services?
About $872.2M a year, or $1,644 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $16.2M 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 530,460 households in Oakland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oakland County, MI compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Oakland County has 1.0 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $16.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Oakland County would have about 36, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,980 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Oakland County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Oakland County at 1,288,337 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 530,460 households. Median household income in Oakland County is $97,760, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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. Oakland County scores 39 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #237 of 325 scored counties.
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