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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Rhode Island

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$554M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
0.2
60% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$50.4M
2.1 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#8 of 50
Market score 68 · Upper middle

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Rhode Island has 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.2 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Rhode Island comes to about $554M a year: $1,255 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $50.4M per clinic, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Rhode Island classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 20,071 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Rhode Island.

Among 50 states, Rhode Island ranks #8 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 68. Providence County is the only scored county, at 68.

Every market in Rhode Island for urgent care and walk-in clinics

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA68260.4$32.5M+2.1%#31 of 197

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence County, RI6880.3$38.5M+2.8%#48 of 325
Kent County, RINot scored10.1$94M+1.8%
Washington County, RINot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Newport County, RINot scored20.5$25.1M−2.9%
Bristol County, RINot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Rhode Island?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Rhode Island. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on medical and dental services?

About $554M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $50.4M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Rhode Island has 0.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $50.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 23, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,071 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 68 (upper middle). The one scored county in Rhode Island is Providence County, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Rhode Island scores 68 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #8 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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