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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Waco, TX metro area
How the Waco, TX metro area compares with other metro areas 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #188 of 197 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Texas
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $118.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,062 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.1M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 308,807
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Waco metro area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #188 of 197 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Waco metro area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in the Waco metro area spend about $118.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,062 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.1M per clinic, 63% 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 the Waco metro area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 8,552 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Waco metro area grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Waco 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 | Waco metro area | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $9.1M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,552 | 9,567 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +28.7% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,062 | $1,164 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,205 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Waco 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 Waco metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 308,807+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 111,178
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $66,205
- Average household income
- $91,997
- Median home value
- $234,100
- Jobs located here
- 129,143
- Daytime population
- 295,622Residents 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 Waco 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 |
| 12Waco, TX | 22 | 13 | 1.2 | $9.1M | +4.2% | #188 of 197 |
Other business types in the Waco 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 clinics54
- Dentists and orthodontists54
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics22
- Chiropractors65
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Waco, TX metro area?
The Waco metro area has 13 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Waco, TX metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $118.1M a year, or $1,062 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 111,178 households in the Waco metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waco, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Waco metro area has 1.2 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $9.1M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Waco metro area would have about 5, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,552 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waco, TX metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Waco metro area at 308,807 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,178 households. The median household income in the Waco metro area is $66,205 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Waco metro area scores 22 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (low), #188 of 197 scored metro areas.
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