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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Portage County, OH

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Portage County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #253 of 325 scored counties
#15 of 18 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
7
2 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$91.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,408 a household
Spending per listing
$13.1M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
163,404
+1.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Portage County is 36 (lower middle), #253 of 325 scored counties and #15 of 18 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Portage County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Portage County comes to about $91.9M a year: $1,408 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $13.1M per clinic, 47% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Portage County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portage County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Portage County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Portage County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasurePortage CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.10.60.5
Spending per listing$13.1M$22.4M$24.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,85512,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.0%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,408$1,398$1,288
Median household income$75,766$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
72 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 Portage 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 Portage County

Population, 2025 estimate
163,404+1.0% since 2020
Households
65,249
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
487 sq. mi.
People per square mile
332
Median household income
$75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,106
Median home value
$227,000
Jobs located here
55,772
Daytime population
143,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Portage County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clermont County, OH7050.6$25.5M+3.9%#45 of 325
2Summit County, OH67110.5$29.5M−0.3%#54 of 325
3Butler County, OH61120.8$18.1M+2.4%#93 of 325
4Hamilton County, OH60210.6$24.2M+1.0%#98 of 325
5Lorain County, OH59100.8$18.1M+3.1%#110 of 325
6Warren County, OH5891.0$17.6M+5.7%#121 of 325
7Cuyahoga County, OH53320.6$23.6M−2.3%#143 of 325
8Delaware County, OH48111.3$14.1M+12.5%#178 of 325
9Lake County, OH4780.8$18.4M−0.1%#182 of 325
10Franklin County, OH45460.8$17.5M+2.8%#198 of 325
15Portage County, OH3671.1$13.1M+1.0%#253 of 325

Other business types in Portage 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 Portage County, OH?

Portage County 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. No official count is published for freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Portage County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Portage County, OH spend on medical and dental services?

About $91.9M a year, or $1,408 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $13.1M 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 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Portage County has 1.1 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $13.1M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Portage County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Portage County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Portage County scores 36 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #253 of 325 scored counties.

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