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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Charleston County, SC
How Charleston County, SC 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #269 of 325 scored counties
#7 of 8 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +55.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $221.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,237 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 80% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 436,200
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Charleston County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #269 of 325 scored counties and #7 of 8 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Charleston County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 80% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Charleston County comes to about $221.4M a year: $1,237 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $13M per clinic, 47% 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 31 businesses with payroll in Charleston County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 55.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,773 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charleston County grew 6.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Charleston County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $13M | $23.2M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,773 | 11,449 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +55.0% | +20.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,237 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $88,494 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 31+55.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 653
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Charleston 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 Charleston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 436,200+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 178,975
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 458
- Median household income
- $88,494+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,674
- Median home value
- $489,100
- Jobs located here
- 279,531
- Daytime population
- 508,326Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Charleston County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, SC | 73 | 5 | 0.4 | $27.9M | +8.1% | #32 of 325 |
| 2Greenville County, SC | 61 | 11 | 0.5 | $23M | +10.6% | #90 of 325 |
| 3Spartanburg County, SC | 54 | 6 | 0.5 | $23M | +15.6% | #141 of 325 |
| 4Horry County, SC | 47 | 6 | 0.4 | $27.7M | +20.9% | #179 of 325 |
| 5Beaufort County, SC | 47 | 5 | 0.6 | $20.2M | +8.9% | #180 of 325 |
| 6Lexington County, SC | 40 | 9 | 0.7 | $15.1M | +7.7% | #231 of 325 |
| 7Charleston County, SC | 32 | 17 | 0.9 | $13M | +6.4% | #269 of 325 |
| 8Richland County, SC | 30 | 11 | 0.7 | $16.3M | +4.6% | #277 of 325 |
Other business types in Charleston 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 clinics31
- Dentists and orthodontists33
- Primary care and pediatrics39
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics32
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy35
- Optometrists and eye care38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Charleston County, SC?
There are 17 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Charleston County as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 55.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Charleston County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $221.4M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 178,975 households in Charleston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charleston County, SC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Charleston County has 0.9 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $13M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Charleston County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,773 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 55.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Charleston County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Charleston County at 436,200 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,975 households. The median household income in Charleston County is $88,494 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Charleston County scores 32 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #269 of 325 scored counties.
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