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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Fort Bend County, TX
How Fort Bend County, TX 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #104 of 325 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 16
- 6 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +21.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $402.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,376 a household
- Spending per listing
- $25.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 975,191
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Fort Bend County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 38%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,376 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Fort Bend County spend about $402.6M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $25.2M per clinic, 3% 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.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Fort Bend County in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,318 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $4.4M have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Fort Bend County.
Population estimates put the population change in Fort Bend County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fort Bend County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #104 of 325 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Texas.
How Fort Bend County compares
The same measures for Texas 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 | Fort Bend County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $25.2M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,318 | 9,567 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.2% | +28.7% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,376 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $114,041 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 40+21.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 617
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $35M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 166 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $4.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 975,191+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 292,713
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 862 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,037
- Median household income
- $114,041+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,132
- Median home value
- $374,500
- Jobs located here
- 248,090
- Daytime population
- 729,530Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with Fort Bend County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denton County, TX | 75 | 15 | 0.4 | $33.1M | +16.9% | #23 of 325 |
| 2Travis County, TX | 69 | 17 | 0.3 | $45.2M | +7.2% | #47 of 325 |
| 3Williamson County, TX | 65 | 12 | 0.5 | $28.6M | +22.3% | #65 of 325 |
| 4Montgomery County, TX | 61 | 10 | 0.4 | $32.1M | +24.9% | #86 of 325 |
| 5Bell County, TX | 61 | 5 | 0.4 | $29.9M | +8.0% | #88 of 325 |
| 6Fort Bend County, TX | 59 | 16 | 0.5 | $25.2M | +17.4% | #104 of 325 |
| 7Comal County, TX | 55 | 5 | 0.7 | $18.6M | +27.9% | #136 of 325 |
| 8Hays County, TX | 55 | 8 | 0.8 | $15.3M | +24.8% | #138 of 325 |
| 9Collin County, TX | 51 | 31 | 0.7 | $19.2M | +20.6% | #155 of 325 |
| 10Harris County, TX | 48 | 86 | 0.5 | $23.6M | +6.6% | #174 of 325 |
Other business types in Fort Bend 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics59
- Chiropractors86
- Physical therapy79
- Optometrists and eye care45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Fort Bend County, TX?
There are 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Fort Bend County as of September 2026. 6 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Fort Bend County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $402.6M a year, or $1,376 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $25.2M 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 292,713 households in Fort Bend County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fort Bend County, TX compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Fort Bend County has 0.5 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $25.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,318 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Fort Bend County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Fort Bend County at 975,191 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 292,713 households. The median household income in Fort Bend County is $114,041 a year, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Fort Bend County scores 59 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #104 of 325 scored counties.
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