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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Richland County, SC

The urgent care and walk-in clinics in Richland County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #277 of 325 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
11
2 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
22
+4.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$179.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,070 a household
Spending per listing
$16.3M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
434,956
+4.6% since 2020

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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

For urgent care and walk-in clinics, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #277 of 325 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Richland County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Richland County comes to about $179.8M a year: $1,070 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $16.3M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Richland County was 22 in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,635 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates show Richland County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Richland 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Richland County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.70.50.5
Spending per listing$16.3M$23.2M$24.5M
Households per official establishment7,63511,44912,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.8%+20.1%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,070$1,086$1,288
Median household income$63,784$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 22+4.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
370
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
112 chain locations
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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
434,956+4.6% since 2020
Households
167,961
Median age
36.8
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
757 sq. mi.
People per square mile
557
Median household income
$63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,966
Median home value
$242,800
Jobs located here
234,516
Daytime population
484,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across South Carolina

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 Richland County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, SC7350.4$27.9M+8.1%#32 of 325
2Greenville County, SC61110.5$23M+10.6%#90 of 325
3Spartanburg County, SC5460.5$23M+15.6%#141 of 325
4Horry County, SC4760.4$27.7M+20.9%#179 of 325
5Beaufort County, SC4750.6$20.2M+8.9%#180 of 325
6Lexington County, SC4090.7$15.1M+7.7%#231 of 325
7Charleston County, SC32170.9$13M+6.4%#269 of 325
8Richland County, SC30110.7$16.3M+4.6%#277 of 325

Other business types in Richland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Richland County, SC?

Richland County has 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 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, up 4.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Richland County, SC spend on medical and dental services?

About $179.8M a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $16.3M 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 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richland County, SC compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Richland County has 0.7 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $16.3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Richland County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,635 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 30 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #277 of 325 scored counties.

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