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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Mercer County, NJ
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Mercer County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 325 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $197.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $24.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,372 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $197.8M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $24.7M per clinic, in line with the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
There are 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Mercer County in 2023. That is one for every 12,010 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Mercer County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Mercer County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #105 of 325 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Mercer County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $24.7M | $28.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,010 | 11,850 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,372 | $1,385 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 468
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 77 | 8 | 0.3 | $49.9M | +1.8% | #16 of 325 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 70 | 6 | 0.3 | $41.5M | +4.3% | #43 of 325 |
| 3Somerset County, NJ | 67 | 5 | 0.4 | $41.8M | +3.5% | #52 of 325 |
| 4Middlesex County, NJ | 66 | 14 | 0.5 | $31.2M | +2.6% | #58 of 325 |
| 5Morris County, NJ | 65 | 11 | 0.6 | $27.8M | +3.2% | #66 of 325 |
| 6Ocean County, NJ | 63 | 10 | 0.4 | $31.2M | +5.6% | #77 of 325 |
| 7Passaic County, NJ | 62 | 5 | 0.3 | $45.7M | +1.6% | #80 of 325 |
| 8Essex County, NJ | 62 | 12 | 0.4 | $33.9M | +4.2% | #82 of 325 |
| 9Union County, NJ | 61 | 17 | 0.8 | $16.8M | +5.0% | #94 of 325 |
| 10Monmouth County, NJ | 60 | 12 | 0.5 | $31.7M | +1.4% | #96 of 325 |
| 11Mercer County, NJ | 59 | 8 | 0.6 | $24.7M | +3.3% | #105 of 325 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists40
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics59
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Mercer County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Mercer County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, NJ spend on medical and dental services?
About $197.8M a year, or $1,372 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $24.7M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 144,114 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, NJ compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Mercer County has 0.6 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $24.7M, 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 12,010 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $100,645, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Mercer County scores 59 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #105 of 325 scored counties.
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