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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Brunswick County, NC

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Brunswick County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$76.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,111 a household
Spending per listing
$38.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
174,702
+26.5% 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

Households in Brunswick County spend about $76.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,111 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $38.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.

There are 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Brunswick County as of September 2026. That is 0.3 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Brunswick County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 23,041 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brunswick County grew 26.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, Brunswick County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Brunswick County compares

The same measures for North Carolina 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 Brunswick County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBrunswick CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.30.40.5
Spending per listing$38.4M$25.8M$24.5M
Households per official establishment23,04115,57212,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.1%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+26.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,111$1,116$1,288
Median household income$77,024$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Brunswick 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 Brunswick County

Population, 2025 estimate
174,702+26.5% since 2020
Households
69,124
Median age
52.9
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
180
Median household income
$77,024+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,289
Median home value
$349,800
Jobs located here
38,079
Daytime population
135,037Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across North Carolina

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

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Mecklenburg County, NC64270.6$21.4M+10.5%#74 of 325
2Cabarrus County, NC5960.7$17.2M+9.9%#111 of 325
3Guilford County, NC53110.5$21.8M+4.4%#145 of 325
4Wake County, NC51360.8$17.1M+11.2%#156 of 325
5Durham County, NC4990.6$18.9M+7.7%#168 of 325
6Forsyth County, NC4590.6$19.1M+5.0%#195 of 325
7Cumberland County, NC4250.4$26.2M+0.4%#210 of 325
8Buncombe County, NC4250.5$23M+2.9%#211 of 325
9Iredell County, NC4160.8$14.9M+12.9%#224 of 325
10New Hanover County, NC4060.6$19.9M+8.6%#228 of 325
Brunswick County, NCNot scored20.3$38.4M+26.5%

Other business types in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County, NC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Brunswick County. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Brunswick County, NC spend on medical and dental services?

About $76.8M a year, or $1,111 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $38.4M 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 69,124 households in Brunswick County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Brunswick County has 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Brunswick County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,041 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Brunswick County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Brunswick County at 174,702 people in 2025, up 26.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,124 households. Median household income in Brunswick County is $77,024, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.3%, 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. Brunswick County has no market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Brunswick County

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