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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Hennepin County, MN
How Hennepin County, MN 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 24
- 12 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $889.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,649 a household
- Spending per listing
- $37.1M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Hennepin County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #13 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for urgent care and walk-in clinics.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Hennepin County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,649 per household (28% above the U.S. average), households in Hennepin County spend about $889.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $37.1M per clinic, 51% 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 Hennepin County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 25,690 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hennepin County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hennepin 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 | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $37.1M | $39.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 25,690 | 34,447 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,649 | $1,550 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 436
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2412 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents 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 Hennepin 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 Hennepin 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 clinics50
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics78
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy73
- Optometrists and eye care72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Hennepin County, MN?
Hennepin County has 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on medical and dental services?
About $889.4M a year, or $1,649 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $37.1M 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 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Hennepin County has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $37.1M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 36, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,690 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% 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. Hennepin County scores 78 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #13 of 325 scored counties.
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