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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in North Dakota

Markets across North Dakota ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$473.3M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
0.2
60% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$67.6M
2.8 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 50
Market score 84 · High

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in North Dakota by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics in North Dakota. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 29%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.2 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

At $1,430 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in North Dakota spend about $473.3M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $67.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.8 times 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 13 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in North Dakota in 2023. That is one for every 25,466 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Among 50 states, North Dakota ranks #1 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 84 (high).

Every market in North Dakota for urgent care and walk-in clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in North Dakota, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching North Dakota, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Fargo, ND-MNNot scored40.4$39.6M+7.7%
Bismarck, NDNot scored00.0n/a+4.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MNNot scored10.2$59.8M+0.8%
Minot, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching North Dakota, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Williston, NDNot scored10.7$23.3M+1.4%
Dickinson, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Wahpeton, ND-MNNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Jamestown, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%

Counties

Counties in North Dakota, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cass County, NDNot scored40.5$30.2M+9.1%
Burleigh County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+4.7%
Grand Forks County, NDNot scored10.3$42.8M+1.9%
Ward County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Williams County, NDNot scored10.7$23.3M+1.4%
Morton County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+3.8%
Stark County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Stutsman County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Richland County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
McKenzie County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+2.8%
Rolette County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−4.1%
Ramsey County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Barnes County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.7%
Walsh County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
McLean County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Mountrail County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Mercer County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.1%
Traill County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Pembina County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Bottineau County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.6%
Benson County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Ransom County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
McHenry County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.9%
Dickey County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
LaMoure County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.0%
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Counties in North Dakota, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Dunn County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Pierce County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.6%
Wells County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.9%
Sargent County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.4%
Sioux County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%
Cavalier County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%
Foster County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Emmons County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Nelson County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Bowman County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−7.1%
McIntosh County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Hettinger County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Kidder County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.5%
Eddy County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Renville County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+2.9%
Grant County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−3.5%
Griggs County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Divide County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Burke County, NDNot scored111.1$1.5M−2.7%
Adams County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+3.7%
Towner County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−5.0%
Oliver County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Logan County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Steele County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Golden Valley County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+4.8%
Sheridan County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Billings County, NDNot scored00.0n/a+15.2%
Slope County, NDNot scored00.0n/a−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in North Dakota?

North Dakota has 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in North Dakota spend on medical and dental services?

About $473.3M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $67.6M 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 331,063 households in North Dakota and national spending patterns by income.

How does North Dakota compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

North Dakota has 0.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $67.6M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, North Dakota would have about 19, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 25,466 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

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. North Dakota scores 84 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #1 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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