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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Jackson County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Jackson County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #78 of 325 scored counties
#2 of 7 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$420.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
Spending per listing
$26.3M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
732,994
+2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Households in Jackson County spend about $420.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,370 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $26.3M per clinic, 7% 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 19 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 16,147 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #78 of 325 scored counties and #2 of 7 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Jackson 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Jackson County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.50.50.5
Spending per listing$26.3M$29.5M$24.5M
Households per official establishment16,14715,87512,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.5%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,370$1,389$1,288
Median household income$68,577$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score6361

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 19
Employees, 2023
310
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
732,994+2.1% since 2020
Households
306,798
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,191
Median household income
$68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,212
Median home value
$230,500
Jobs located here
400,567
Daytime population
769,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Missouri

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

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Charles County, MO8860.4$44.5M+4.9%#2 of 325
2Jackson County, MO63160.5$26.3M+2.1%#78 of 325
3St. Louis County, MO56250.6$25.5M−1.2%#127 of 325
4Clay County, MO5670.7$22M+4.3%#130 of 325
5St. Louis city, MO5550.3$37M−7.4%#132 of 325
6Greene County, MO28161.2$10.6M+3.3%#286 of 325
7Cole County, MO2672.3$6.2M+1.7%#298 of 325

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, MO?

Jackson County has 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on medical and dental services?

About $420.4M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $26.3M 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 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 0.5 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $26.3M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Jackson County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,147 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 63 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #78 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 Jackson County

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