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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #126 of 197 scored metro areas
#5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 56
- 10 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 112
- +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On medical and dental services · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $19.6M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.6
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,813,140
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,137 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area spend about $1.1B a year on medical and dental services. That is about $19.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 20% 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.
Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 8,638 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $12.8M have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #126 of 197 scored metro areas and #5 of 12 scored metro areas based in Texas.
How the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $19.6M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,638 | 9,567 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.8% | +28.7% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,137 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,213 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 112+13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,968
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $119M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $12.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,813,140+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 967,488
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 7,313 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 364
- Median household income
- $76,213+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,761
- Median home value
- $278,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,138,312
- Daytime population
- 2,628,195Residents 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 |
Other business types in the San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics33
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics43
- Chiropractors75
- Physical therapy65
- Optometrists and eye care39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area?
There are 56 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 112 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $19.6M 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 967,488 households in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area has 0.6 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $19.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area would have about 45, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,638 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area at 2,813,140 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 967,488 households. The median household income in the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area is $76,213 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.3% 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area scores 43 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #126 of 197 scored metro areas.
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