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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Nueces County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Nueces County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #265 of 325 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $139.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $27.9M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 352,992
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Nueces County is 32 (lower middle), #265 of 325 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Nueces County. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.4, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Nueces County comes to about $139.4M a year: $1,063 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $27.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in Nueces County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 5,246 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates show Nueces County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Nueces 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 | Nueces County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $27.9M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,246 | 9,567 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.7% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,063 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,897 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 25
- Employees, 2023
- 371
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Nueces 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 Nueces County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 352,992−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 131,160
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 839 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 420
- Median household income
- $66,897+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,650
- Median home value
- $208,800
- Jobs located here
- 153,852
- Daytime population
- 357,013Residents 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 Nueces 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 |
| 20Nueces County, TX | 32 | 5 | 0.4 | $27.9M | −0.2% | #265 of 325 |
Other business types in Nueces 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 clinics21
- Dentists and orthodontists28
- Primary care and pediatrics18
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics32
- Chiropractors50
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Nueces County, TX?
There are 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Nueces County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Nueces County, TX spend on medical and dental services?
About $139.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $27.9M 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 131,160 households in Nueces County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nueces County, TX compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Nueces 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 $27.9M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Nueces County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,246 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Nueces County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Nueces County at 352,992 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 131,160 households. The median household income in Nueces County is $66,897 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Nueces County scores 32 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #265 of 325 scored counties.
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