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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Philadelphia County, PA
How Philadelphia 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 325 scored counties
#10 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 24
- 14 chain locations (58%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $742.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $30.9M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,093 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Philadelphia County spend about $742.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $30.9M per clinic, 26% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Philadelphia County has 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 58% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Philadelphia County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 32,354 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $28K has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Philadelphia County.
Population estimates show Philadelphia County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Philadelphia County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #123 of 325 scored counties and #10 of 18 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Philadelphia 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.
| Measure | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $30.9M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 32,354 | 20,932 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.2% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,093 | $1,201 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 548
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $28K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chester County, PA | 78 | 8 | 0.4 | $38.9M | +4.2% | #12 of 325 |
| 2Delaware County, PA | 71 | 5 | 0.2 | $56.7M | +0.8% | #38 of 325 |
| 3Berks County, PA | 70 | 5 | 0.3 | $38.9M | +2.7% | #44 of 325 |
| 4Westmoreland County, PA | 62 | 5 | 0.3 | $35.8M | −1.4% | #81 of 325 |
| 5Northampton County, PA | 62 | 7 | 0.6 | $22.1M | +3.7% | #85 of 325 |
| 6Cumberland County, PA | 61 | 6 | 0.6 | $22.2M | +6.5% | #91 of 325 |
| 7Bucks County, PA | 58 | 13 | 0.5 | $27.6M | +0.3% | #115 of 325 |
| 8Lehigh County, PA | 58 | 7 | 0.5 | $25.2M | +2.7% | #116 of 325 |
| 9York County, PA | 58 | 10 | 0.6 | $22.1M | +3.6% | #118 of 325 |
| 10Philadelphia County, PA | 57 | 24 | 0.4 | $30.9M | −1.6% | #123 of 325 |
Other business types in Philadelphia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists47
- Primary care and pediatrics45
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics57
- Chiropractors64
- Physical therapy55
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Philadelphia County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Philadelphia County. 14 of them (58%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on medical and dental services?
About $742.7M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $30.9M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Philadelphia 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 $30.9M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 30, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 32,354 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 57 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #123 of 325 scored counties.
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