Health care · County · New Mexico
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Bernalillo County, NM
How Bernalillo County, NM 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #192 of 325 scored counties
The only scored county in New Mexico
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $347.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,218 a household
- Spending per listing
- $29M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 667,601
- −1.4% since 2020
See the urgent care and walk-in clinics around any address in Bernalillo County
The site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Bernalillo County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Bernalillo County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, 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.
Households in Bernalillo County spend about $347.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,218 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $29M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 18% 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 28 businesses with payroll in Bernalillo County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 10,196 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Bernalillo County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Bernalillo County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #192 of 325 scored counties and the only scored county in New Mexico.
How Bernalillo County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $29M | $36.5M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,196 | 14,438 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.3% | +34.9% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,218 | $1,178 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $69,473 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 28+27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 868
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 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 Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 667,601−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 285,495
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 580
- Median household income
- $69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,350
- Median home value
- $292,900
- Jobs located here
- 358,969
- Daytime population
- 728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOther business types in Bernalillo 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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics45
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy38
- Optometrists and eye care59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Bernalillo County, NM?
There are 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Bernalillo County as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on medical and dental services?
About $347.6M a year, or $1,218 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $29M 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 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Bernalillo 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 $29M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 14, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,196 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Bernalillo County scores 45 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #192 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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