Health care · County · North Carolina
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Buncombe County, NC
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Buncombe County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #211 of 325 scored counties
#8 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $115M
- On medical and dental services · $1,129 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,417
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Buncombe County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Buncombe County comes to about $115M a year: $1,129 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $23M per clinic, 6% below 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.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Buncombe County in 2023. That is one for every 9,260 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buncombe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Buncombe County is 42 (lower middle), #211 of 325 scored counties and #8 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Buncombe 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.
| Measure | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $23M | $25.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,260 | 15,572 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,129 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,436 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Buncombe 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 Buncombe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,417+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 101,855
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $74,436+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,560
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 142,929
- Daytime population
- 299,325Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Buncombe County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mecklenburg County, NC | 64 | 27 | 0.6 | $21.4M | +10.5% | #74 of 325 |
| 2Cabarrus County, NC | 59 | 6 | 0.7 | $17.2M | +9.9% | #111 of 325 |
| 3Guilford County, NC | 53 | 11 | 0.5 | $21.8M | +4.4% | #145 of 325 |
| 4Wake County, NC | 51 | 36 | 0.8 | $17.1M | +11.2% | #156 of 325 |
| 5Durham County, NC | 49 | 9 | 0.6 | $18.9M | +7.7% | #168 of 325 |
| 6Forsyth County, NC | 45 | 9 | 0.6 | $19.1M | +5.0% | #195 of 325 |
| 7Cumberland County, NC | 42 | 5 | 0.4 | $26.2M | +0.4% | #210 of 325 |
| 8Buncombe County, NC | 42 | 5 | 0.5 | $23M | +2.9% | #211 of 325 |
| 9Iredell County, NC | 41 | 6 | 0.8 | $14.9M | +12.9% | #224 of 325 |
| 10New Hanover County, NC | 40 | 6 | 0.6 | $19.9M | +8.6% | #228 of 325 |
Other business types in Buncombe 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics26
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics42
- Chiropractors26
- Physical therapy21
- Optometrists and eye care32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Buncombe County, NC?
There are 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Buncombe County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Buncombe County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $115M a year, or $1,129 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $23M 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 101,855 households in Buncombe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buncombe County, NC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Buncombe 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 $23M, 6% below 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 9,260 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Buncombe County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Buncombe County at 277,417 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,855 households. The median household income in Buncombe County is $74,436 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Buncombe County scores 42 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #211 of 325 scored counties.
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