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

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 78 out of 100: High

Ranked #12 of 325 scored counties
#1 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$311.3M
On medical and dental services · $1,520 a household
Spending per listing
$38.9M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
557,116
+4.2% 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

For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Chester County has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #12 of 325 scored counties and #1 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for urgent care and walk-in clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Chester County. Chain locations make up 50% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Chester County comes to about $311.3M a year: $1,520 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $38.9M per clinic, 59% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Chester County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 14,627 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chester 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 Chester County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureChester CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.50.5
Spending per listing$38.9M$25.6M$24.5M
Households per official establishment14,62720,93212,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,520$1,201$1,288
Median household income$127,208$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 14
Employees, 2023
519
Annual payroll, 2023
$39.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Chester 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 Chester County

Population, 2025 estimate
557,116+4.2% since 2020
Households
204,774
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
751 sq. mi.
People per square mile
730
Median household income
$127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$168,836
Median home value
$485,600
Jobs located here
267,811
Daytime population
548,659Residents 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 Chester 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

Other business types in Chester 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 Chester County, PA?

There are 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Chester County as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

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

About $311.3M a year, or $1,520 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $38.9M 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 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Chester County has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $38.9M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Chester County would have about 13, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,627 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Chester County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 78 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #12 of 325 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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