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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Erie, PA metro area

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Erie, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$119.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,083 a household
Spending per listing
$59.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
265,832
−1.8% 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 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Erie metro area. That is 0.2 per 10,000 households.

At $1,083 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Erie metro area spend about $119.8M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $59.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. 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 the Erie metro area was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 18,431 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Erie metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, the Erie metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Erie metro area 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 Erie, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureErie metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.20.50.5
Spending per listing$59.9M$25.6M$24.5M
Households per official establishment18,43120,93212,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,083$1,201$1,288
Median household income$63,354$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
244
Annual payroll, 2023
$13M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 the Erie metro area, 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 the Erie metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
265,832−1.8% since 2020
Households
110,587
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
799 sq. mi.
People per square mile
337
Median household income
$63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,573
Median home value
$177,000
Jobs located here
120,819
Daytime population
270,477Residents 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 metro areas in Pennsylvania for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Erie metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reading, PA7150.3$38.9M+2.7%#24 of 197
2Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA59110.4$27M+4.2%#61 of 197
3Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD581170.5$27.3M+1.4%#66 of 197
4York-Hanover, PA57100.6$22.1M+3.6%#70 of 197
5Lancaster, PA5590.4$29.4M+1.9%#77 of 197
6Pittsburgh, PA55500.5$25.1M−1.3%#79 of 197
7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ55210.6$20M+3.0%#81 of 197
8Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA44130.6$19.7M+1.4%#119 of 197
9Chambersburg, PA2871.1$10.6M+3.0%#178 of 197
Erie, PANot scored20.2$59.9M−1.8%

Other business types in the Erie metro area

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 the Erie, PA metro area?

There are 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Erie metro area as of September 2026. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in the Erie, PA metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $119.8M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $59.9M 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 110,587 households in the Erie metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Erie, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

The Erie metro area has 2 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Erie metro area would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,431 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is the Erie, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Erie metro area at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in the Erie metro area is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. The Erie metro area has no market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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