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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Allegheny County, PA

How Allegheny County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #175 of 325 scored counties
#14 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
35
18 chain locations (51%)
Official establishments
18
−18.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$662.1M
On medical and dental services · $1,213 a household
Spending per listing
$18.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,225,035
−2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Allegheny County. 18 of them (51%) 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.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Allegheny County comes to about $662.1M a year: $1,213 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 35 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $18.9M per clinic, 23% 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 18 businesses with payroll in Allegheny County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, down 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 30,322 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Allegheny County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Allegheny County is 48 (lower middle), #175 of 325 scored counties and #14 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Allegheny County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllegheny CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.60.50.5
Spending per listing$18.9M$25.6M$24.5M
Households per official establishment30,32220,93212,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.2%+8.2%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,213$1,201$1,288
Median household income$78,548$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 18−18.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
302
Annual payroll, 2023
$15.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3518 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Allegheny 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 Allegheny County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
Households
545,802
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,696
Median household income
$78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,072
Median home value
$227,600
Jobs located here
728,045
Daytime population
1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chester County, PA7880.4$38.9M+4.2%#12 of 325
2Delaware County, PA7150.2$56.7M+0.8%#38 of 325
3Berks County, PA7050.3$38.9M+2.7%#44 of 325
4Westmoreland County, PA6250.3$35.8M−1.4%#81 of 325
5Northampton County, PA6270.6$22.1M+3.7%#85 of 325
6Cumberland County, PA6160.6$22.2M+6.5%#91 of 325
7Bucks County, PA58130.5$27.6M+0.3%#115 of 325
8Lehigh County, PA5870.5$25.2M+2.7%#116 of 325
9York County, PA58100.6$22.1M+3.6%#118 of 325
10Philadelphia County, PA57240.4$30.9M−1.6%#123 of 325
14Allegheny County, PA48350.6$18.9M−2.0%#175 of 325

Other business types in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County, PA?

There are 35 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Allegheny County as of September 2026. 18 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, down 18.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on medical and dental services?

About $662.1M a year, or $1,213 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $18.9M 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allegheny 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 $18.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 27, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 30,322 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 48 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #175 of 325 scored counties.

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