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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Albany County, NY
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Albany County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #248 of 325 scored counties
#14 of 16 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $166.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,239 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Albany County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #248 of 325 scored counties and #14 of 16 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,239 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $166.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $11.1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 55% below 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 15 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Albany County in 2023. That is one for every 14,967 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $28M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,967 | 18,300 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,239 | $1,278 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 378
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in New York, with Albany County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, NY | 77 | 5 | 0.4 | $36.5M | +4.2% | #17 of 325 |
| 2Westchester County, NY | 73 | 17 | 0.5 | $32.8M | +1.4% | #30 of 325 |
| 3Richmond County, NY | 64 | 5 | 0.3 | $45.8M | +1.3% | #71 of 325 |
| 4Monroe County, NY | 61 | 12 | 0.4 | $31.4M | −1.0% | #87 of 325 |
| 5New York County, NY | 60 | 40 | 0.5 | $27.7M | −1.3% | #97 of 325 |
| 6Nassau County, NY | 59 | 21 | 0.5 | $35.2M | +0.6% | #100 of 325 |
| 7Queens County, NY | 59 | 34 | 0.4 | $31.1M | −1.1% | #101 of 325 |
| 8Suffolk County, NY | 59 | 25 | 0.5 | $30.2M | +1.6% | #102 of 325 |
| 9Erie County, NY | 58 | 14 | 0.3 | $33.9M | −0.6% | #113 of 325 |
| 10Kings County, NY | 55 | 53 | 0.5 | $23.8M | −2.5% | #135 of 325 |
| 14Albany County, NY | 37 | 15 | 1.1 | $11.1M | +2.2% | #248 of 325 |
Other business types in Albany 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics47
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics37
- Chiropractors72
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Albany County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Albany County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. 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 Albany County, NY spend on medical and dental services?
About $166.9M a year, or $1,239 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Albany County has 1.1 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $11.1M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Albany County would have about 7, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,967 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 37 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #248 of 325 scored counties.
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