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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Cole County, MO
How Cole County, MO 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #298 of 325 scored counties
#7 of 7 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,405 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 75% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 4.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cole County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #298 of 325 scored counties and #7 of 7 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Cole County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,405 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $43.7M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $6.2M per clinic, 75% below 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 4 businesses with payroll in Cole County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 7,772 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $180K has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Cole County. Population estimates put the population change in Cole County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cole County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $29.5M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,772 | 15,875 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.5% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,405 | $1,389 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 137
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cole County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Charles County, MO | 88 | 6 | 0.4 | $44.5M | +4.9% | #2 of 325 |
| 2Jackson County, MO | 63 | 16 | 0.5 | $26.3M | +2.1% | #78 of 325 |
| 3St. Louis County, MO | 56 | 25 | 0.6 | $25.5M | −1.2% | #127 of 325 |
| 4Clay County, MO | 56 | 7 | 0.7 | $22M | +4.3% | #130 of 325 |
| 5St. Louis city, MO | 55 | 5 | 0.3 | $37M | −7.4% | #132 of 325 |
| 6Greene County, MO | 28 | 16 | 1.2 | $10.6M | +3.3% | #286 of 325 |
| 7Cole County, MO | 26 | 7 | 2.3 | $6.2M | +1.7% | #298 of 325 |
Other business types in Cole 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics53
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics26
- Chiropractors59
- Physical therapy62
- Optometrists and eye care71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Cole County, MO?
Cole County has 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on medical and dental services?
About $43.7M a year, or $1,405 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Cole County has 2.3 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 4.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $6.2M, 75% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Cole County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,772 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 26 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #298 of 325 scored counties.
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