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

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #224 of 325 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$89.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,174 a household
Spending per listing
$14.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.8
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,798
+12.9% 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 Iredell County spend about $89.6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,174 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $14.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 39% 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.

Iredell County has 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Iredell County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 9,543 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iredell County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Iredell County is 41 (lower middle), #224 of 325 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Iredell 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 Iredell County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureIredell CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.80.40.5
Spending per listing$14.9M$25.8M$24.5M
Households per official establishment9,54315,57212,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.1%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,174$1,116$1,288
Median household income$81,419$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4153

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
101
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Iredell 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 Iredell County

Population, 2025 estimate
211,798+12.9% since 2020
Households
76,344
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
575 sq. mi.
People per square mile
342
Median household income
$81,419+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,658
Median home value
$321,400
Jobs located here
82,907
Daytime population
186,832Residents 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 Iredell 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 Iredell 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 Iredell County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Iredell County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $89.6M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $14.9M 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 76,344 households in Iredell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iredell County has 0.8 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $14.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Iredell County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,543 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Iredell County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Iredell County at 211,798 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,344 households. Median household income in Iredell County is $81,419, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Iredell County scores 41 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #224 of 325 scored counties.

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