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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dorchester County, SC
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dorchester County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 3 chain locations (75%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $71.9M
- On medical and dental services · $1,138 a household
- Spending per listing
- $18M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Dorchester County. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,138 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Dorchester County spend about $71.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $18M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 27% 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.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Dorchester County in 2023. That is one for every 7,020 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Dorchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, Dorchester County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $18M | $23.2M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,020 | 11,449 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,138 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents 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 Dorchester 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 |
| Dorchester County, SC | Not scored | 4 | 0.6 | $18M | +10.1% |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 clinics53
- Dentists and orthodontists42
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors36
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care82
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Dorchester County, SC?
Dorchester County has 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $71.9M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $18M 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 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Dorchester County has 0.6 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $18M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,020 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County has no market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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