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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ramsey County, MN

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ramsey County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #26 of 325 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
8
3 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$333.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,506 a household
Spending per listing
$41.7M
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
541,623
−1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Ramsey County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #26 of 325 scored counties and #5 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 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ramsey County. Chain locations make up 38% 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.

At $1,506 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Ramsey County spend about $333.2M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $41.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 70% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Ramsey County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 24,592 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ramsey County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Ramsey 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Ramsey County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRamsey CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.40.5
Spending per listing$41.7M$39.8M$24.5M
Households per official establishment24,59234,44712,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.8%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,506$1,550$1,288
Median household income$81,568$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score7480

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
447
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
83 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County

Population, 2025 estimate
541,623−1.8% since 2020
Households
221,327
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
152 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,566
Median household income
$81,568+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,592
Median home value
$326,600
Jobs located here
325,019
Daytime population
607,513Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Ramsey County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, MN8070.7$26.6M+6.9%#8 of 325
2Anoka County, MN8090.7$24.7M+4.7%#9 of 325
3Hennepin County, MN78240.4$37.1M+0.2%#13 of 325
4Dakota County, MN77120.7$24.3M+3.9%#18 of 325
5Ramsey County, MN7480.4$41.7M−1.8%#26 of 325
6Crow Wing County, MN3851.7$8.2M+4.3%#239 of 325

Other business types in Ramsey County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Ramsey County, MN?

Ramsey County has 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Ramsey County, MN spend on medical and dental services?

About $333.2M a year, or $1,506 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $41.7M 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 221,327 households in Ramsey County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ramsey County, MN compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Ramsey 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 $41.7M, 70% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Ramsey County would have about 14, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 24,592 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Ramsey County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Ramsey County at 541,623 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 221,327 households. The median household income in Ramsey County is $81,568 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Ramsey County scores 74 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #26 of 325 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for urgent care and walk-in clinics · All 56 business types in Ramsey County

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