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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Horry County, SC
How Horry 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #179 of 325 scored counties
#4 of 8 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +45.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.7M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 427,551
- +20.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Horry County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in Horry County spend about $166.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,047 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $27.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 13% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Horry County was 29 in 2023, up 45.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,475 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Horry County grew 20.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Horry County is 47 (lower middle), #179 of 325 scored counties and #4 of 8 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Horry 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 | Horry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $27.7M | $23.2M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,475 | 11,449 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.0% | +20.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +20.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,047 | $1,086 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,880 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 29+45.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 327
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Horry 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 Horry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 427,551+20.9% since 2020
- Households
- 158,779
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,133 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 338
- Median household income
- $66,880+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,740
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Jobs located here
- 142,324
- Daytime population
- 375,675Residents 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 Horry 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 Horry 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 clinics40
- Dentists and orthodontists58
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics47
- Chiropractors45
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Horry County, SC?
There are 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Horry County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 45.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Horry County, SC spend on medical and dental services?
About $166.2M a year, or $1,047 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $27.7M 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 158,779 households in Horry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Horry County, SC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Horry 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 $27.7M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Horry County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,475 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Horry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Horry County at 427,551 people in 2025, up 20.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 158,779 households. The median household income in Horry County is $66,880 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Horry County scores 47 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #179 of 325 scored counties.
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