Health care · County · North Carolina
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Guilford County, NC
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Guilford County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #145 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $239.3M
- On medical and dental services · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.8M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 562,234
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Guilford County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in Guilford County spend about $239.3M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,089 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $21.8M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 11% 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 Guilford County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 15,694 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.7M has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Guilford County.
Population estimates show Guilford County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Guilford County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #145 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Guilford 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 | Guilford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $21.8M | $25.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,694 | 15,572 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,089 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,642 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Guilford 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 Guilford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 562,234+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 219,718
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 646 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 848
- Median household income
- $68,642+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,200
- Median home value
- $259,900
- Jobs located here
- 296,070
- Daytime population
- 603,586Residents 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 Guilford 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 Guilford 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 clinics36
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics53
- Chiropractors73
- Physical therapy51
- 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 Guilford County, NC?
Guilford County has 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) 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 Guilford County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $239.3M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $21.8M 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 219,718 households in Guilford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guilford County, NC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Guilford 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 $21.8M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Guilford County would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,694 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Guilford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Guilford County at 562,234 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 219,718 households. The median household income in Guilford County is $68,642 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Guilford County scores 53 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #145 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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