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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Mecklenburg County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Mecklenburg County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #74 of 325 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 27
- 15 chain locations (56%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $577.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,238 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.4M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,233,383
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Mecklenburg County. 15 of them (56%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in Mecklenburg County spend about $577.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,238 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $21.4M per clinic, 13% 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Mecklenburg County in 2023. That is one for every 18,661 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mecklenburg County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Mecklenburg County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #74 of 325 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mecklenburg 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 | Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $21.4M | $25.8M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,661 | 15,572 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,238 | $1,116 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $87,005 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 25
- Employees, 2023
- 515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,233,383+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 466,527
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 524 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,205
- Median household income
- $87,005+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,768
- Median home value
- $406,800
- Jobs located here
- 829,972
- Daytime population
- 1,424,612Residents 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics40
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics64
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy51
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Mecklenburg County, NC?
There are 27 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Mecklenburg County as of September 2026. 15 of them (56%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Mecklenburg County, NC spend on medical and dental services?
About $577.7M a year, or $1,238 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $21.4M 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 466,527 households in Mecklenburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mecklenburg County, NC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Mecklenburg 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 $21.4M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Mecklenburg County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,661 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Mecklenburg County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Mecklenburg County at 1,233,383 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 466,527 households. The median household income in Mecklenburg County is $87,005 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Mecklenburg County scores 64 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #74 of 325 scored counties.
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