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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dakota County, MN
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dakota County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #18 of 325 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 12
- 7 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $292M
- On medical and dental services · $1,675 a household
- Spending per listing
- $24.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Dakota County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #18 of 325 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dakota County. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in Dakota County spend about $292M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,675 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $24.3M per clinic, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Dakota County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 24,909 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Dakota County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dakota County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $24.3M | $39.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 24,909 | 34,447 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,675 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 127 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Dakota County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 80 | 7 | 0.7 | $26.6M | +6.9% | #8 of 325 |
| 2Anoka County, MN | 80 | 9 | 0.7 | $24.7M | +4.7% | #9 of 325 |
| 3Hennepin County, MN | 78 | 24 | 0.4 | $37.1M | +0.2% | #13 of 325 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 77 | 12 | 0.7 | $24.3M | +3.9% | #18 of 325 |
| 5Ramsey County, MN | 74 | 8 | 0.4 | $41.7M | −1.8% | #26 of 325 |
| 6Crow Wing County, MN | 38 | 5 | 1.7 | $8.2M | +4.3% | #239 of 325 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics89
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics77
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy84
- Optometrists and eye care83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Dakota County, MN?
There are 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Dakota County as of September 2026. 7 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $292M a year, or $1,675 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $24.3M 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Dakota 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 $24.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,909 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 77 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #18 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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