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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $260.1M
- On medical and dental services · $962 a household
- Spending per listing
- $65M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.1
- 80% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area. That comes to 0.1 for every 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area comes to about $260.1M a year: $962 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That is about $65M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 2.7 times 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 17 businesses with payroll in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 15,895 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area 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 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $65M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,895 | 9,567 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.7% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $962 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17
- Employees, 2023
- 136
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area, 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 the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Texas for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Texas, with the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 67 | 42 | 0.4 | $30.8M | +14.0% | #32 of 197 |
| 2Killeen-Temple, TX | 63 | 6 | 0.3 | $31.3M | +7.2% | #46 of 197 |
| 3Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 53 | 154 | 0.5 | $23.3M | +10.6% | #86 of 197 |
| 4Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 52 | 123 | 0.5 | $26M | +10.3% | #92 of 197 |
| 5San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 43 | 56 | 0.6 | $19.6M | +9.5% | #126 of 197 |
| 6College Station-Bryan, TX | 41 | 5 | 0.5 | $22.2M | +6.9% | #131 of 197 |
| 7Midland, TX | 41 | 5 | 0.7 | $17.5M | +9.8% | #134 of 197 |
| 8Corpus Christi, TX | 36 | 6 | 0.4 | $30M | +1.1% | #153 of 197 |
| 9Lubbock, TX | 35 | 17 | 1.2 | $8.7M | +4.6% | #162 of 197 |
| 10El Paso, TX | 33 | 12 | 0.4 | $25M | +1.3% | #163 of 197 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | Not scored | 4 | 0.1 | $65M | +5.6% |
Other business types in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area
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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics17
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors71
- Physical therapy28
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area?
There are 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area as of September 2026. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $260.1M a year, or $962 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $65M 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 270,210 households in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has 0.1 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 80% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $65M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,895 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. The median household income in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area is $54,338 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area has no market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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