Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Minnesota

As of September 2026, map listings count 90 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Minnesota. Chain locations make up 42% of them, 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 Minnesota spend about $3.6B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,550 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. Spread across 90 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $39.8M per clinic, 62% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Minnesota was 67 in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 34,447 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.

Among 50 states, Minnesota ranks #2 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 80 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area, scores 82. Among 6 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (80).