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

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Forsyth County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #195 of 325 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$172.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,076 a household
Spending per listing
$19.1M
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,718
+5.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Forsyth County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 22%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.6 for every 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.

At $1,076 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Forsyth County spend about $172.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 9 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $19.1M per clinic, 22% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 11,423 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Forsyth County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #195 of 325 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureForsyth CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.40.5
Spending per listing$19.1M$25.8M$24.5M
Households per official establishment11,42315,57212,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.1%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,076$1,116$1,288
Median household income$67,165$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
414
Annual payroll, 2023
$36M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County

Population, 2025 estimate
401,718+5.0% since 2020
Households
159,925
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
408 sq. mi.
People per square mile
956
Median household income
$67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,082
Median home value
$250,400
Jobs located here
197,283
Daytime population
420,468Residents 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 Forsyth 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

Other business types in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County, NC?

Forsyth County has 9 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $172.2M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $19.1M 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 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Forsyth 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 $19.1M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 7, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,423 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 45 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #195 of 325 scored counties.

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