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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Saginaw, MI metro area
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Saginaw, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #139 of 197 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $101M
- On medical and dental services · $1,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.8M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,688
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,295 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Saginaw metro area spend about $101M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $16.8M per clinic, 31% 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.
There are 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Saginaw metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the Saginaw metro area in 2023. That is one for every 15,592 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Saginaw metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For urgent care and walk-in clinics, the Saginaw metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #139 of 197 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Saginaw metro area 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 | Saginaw metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $16.8M | $24.9M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,592 | 14,404 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,295 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,622 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 the Saginaw metro area, 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 the Saginaw metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,688−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 77,958
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 236
- Median household income
- $60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,545
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,780
- Daytime population
- 194,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Saginaw metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 72 | 5 | 0.5 | $30.3M | +0.8% | #22 of 197 |
| 2Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 70 | 26 | 0.6 | $25M | +2.8% | #28 of 197 |
| 3Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 66 | 5 | 0.3 | $54M | +1.4% | #34 of 197 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 62 | 11 | 0.7 | $21.7M | −0.4% | #51 of 197 |
| 5Flint, MI | 58 | 6 | 0.4 | $36.5M | −1.1% | #62 of 197 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 58 | 5 | 0.4 | $34.9M | +0.1% | #63 of 197 |
| 6Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 45 | 126 | 0.7 | $20.5M | +0.1% | #115 of 197 |
| 7Saginaw, MI | 40 | 6 | 0.8 | $16.8M | −1.1% | #139 of 197 |
| 8Battle Creek, MI | 29 | 5 | 0.9 | $14M | −0.6% | #172 of 197 |
Other business types in the Saginaw metro area
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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists53
- Primary care and pediatrics35
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics40
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy54
- Optometrists and eye care66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Saginaw, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Saginaw metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Saginaw, MI metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $101M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $16.8M 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 77,958 households in the Saginaw metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Saginaw, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Saginaw metro area 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 $16.8M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Saginaw metro area would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,592 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Saginaw, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Saginaw metro area at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in the Saginaw metro area is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. The Saginaw metro area scores 40 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #139 of 197 scored metro areas.
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