Market rankings · Virginia
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Virginia
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Virginia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 166
- 67 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 180
- +17.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $4.3B
- On medical and dental services
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $25.6M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #23 of 50
- Market score 53 · Upper middle
A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Virginia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 166 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Virginia as of September 2026. Of those, 67 are chain locations, or 40%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in Virginia spend about $4.3B a year on medical and dental services, or $1,264 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 166 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $25.6M per clinic, 4% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
In 2023, official counts showed 180 businesses with payroll in Virginia classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 18,699 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Virginia.
Among 50 states, Virginia ranks #23 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle). Of the 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Richmond metro area scores highest (81). Among 6 scored counties, Loudoun County scores highest (82).
Every market in Virginia for urgent care and walk-in clinics
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Virginia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond, VA | 81 | 15 | 0.3 | $43.1M | +5.5% | #5 of 197 |
| 2Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 61 | 18 | 0.3 | $46M | +0.9% | #52 of 197 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 48 | 289 | 1.2 | $12M | +3.3% | #110 of 197 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 32 | 8 | 0.6 | $16.3M | +2.3% | #165 of 197 |
| Roanoke, VA | Not scored | 4 | 0.3 | $35.4M | +0.4% | |
| Lynchburg, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.1 | $109.2M | +2.9% | |
| Charlottesville, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.1 | $114M | +3.1% | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Winchester, VA-WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| Harrisonburg, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.5% | |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | $56M | +3.2% |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $19.2M | −3.8% | |
| Martinsville, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Lake of the Woods, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +10.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudoun County, VA | 82 | 8 | 0.6 | $30.5M | +6.4% | #6 of 325 |
| 2Henrico County, VA | 61 | 6 | 0.4 | $28.3M | +2.3% | #89 of 325 |
| 3Prince William County, VA | 59 | 14 | 0.9 | $16.6M | +4.2% | #112 of 325 |
| 4Arlington County, VA | 50 | 30 | 2.7 | $5.7M | +2.1% | #165 of 325 |
| 5Fairfax County, VA | 49 | 48 | 1.2 | $13.7M | +1.7% | #173 of 325 |
| 6Hanover County, VA | 47 | 5 | 1.2 | $11.5M | +5.6% | #187 of 325 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 0.2 | $55.5M | −1.3% | |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.1 | $90.7M | +8.7% | |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.2 | $58.7M | +2.3% | |
| Norfolk city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.2 | $50.5M | −2.9% | |
| Richmond city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.1 | $112.7M | +4.6% | |
| Newport News city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.3 | $40.1M | −1.5% | |
| Stafford County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $26.3M | +8.3% | |
| Alexandria city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.1 | $107.8M | +1.0% | |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Not scored | 3 | 0.6 | $23.5M | +10.5% | |
| Hampton city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.2 | $61.9M | 0.0% | |
| Albemarle County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.1% | |
| Montgomery County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Suffolk city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $23.1M | +10.4% | |
| Roanoke city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $21.2M | −0.8% | |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $20.1M | −1.2% | |
| Roanoke County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $46.3M | +0.2% | |
| Frederick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.8% | |
| Rockingham County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% | |
| James City County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $42.7M | +6.2% |
Show all 133 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.4% | |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.0% | |
| Augusta County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | $34.6M | +1.8% | |
| Fauquier County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $38.9M | +4.8% | |
| York County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Campbell County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Franklin County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $24.6M | +1.9% | |
| Culpeper County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.3% | |
| Washington County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $22.7M | 0.0% | |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Henry County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $23.1M | −4.4% | |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Prince George County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $15.1M | +2.0% | |
| Manassas city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $19.4M | +3.9% | |
| Danville city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Warren County, VA | Not scored | 2 | 1.3 | $9M | +4.8% | |
| Louisa County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +13.6% | |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $19.3M | +6.7% | |
| Tazewell County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $15.2M | −4.4% | |
| Gloucester County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Orange County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +10.1% | |
| Wise County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| Botetourt County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Pulaski County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Halifax County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $12.8M | −1.4% | |
| Petersburg city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Accomack County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.4% | |
| Caroline County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $14.2M | +11.3% | |
| Powhatan County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.0% | |
| Amherst County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $13.2M | +2.1% | |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Smyth County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Carroll County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.6% | |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Wythe County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $12.1M | −1.2% | |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.2% | |
| Winchester city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| King George County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $13.8M | +10.5% | |
| Goochland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +17.4% | |
| Staunton city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Salem city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.7% | |
| Russell County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $10M | −1.7% | |
| New Kent County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +21.2% | |
| Fairfax city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +10.8% | |
| Page County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Hopewell city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.5% | |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $10.1M | 0.0% | |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Lee County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.1% | |
| Scott County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Greene County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% | |
| Buchanan County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.7% | |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.5% | |
| King William County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.5% | |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.2% | |
| Southampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Patrick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Buckingham County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.9% | |
| Bristol city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Manassas Park city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.5% | |
| Radford city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.0% | |
| Appomattox County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.3% | |
| Giles County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Brunswick County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $5.7M | +2.6% | |
| Nottoway County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Floyd County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.1% | |
| Grayson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Clarke County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Alleghany County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Nelson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.2% | |
| Falls Church city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 4.8 | $3.3M | +3.3% | |
| Madison County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Dickenson County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Martinsville city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Amelia County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Poquoson city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% | |
| Northumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.1% | |
| Northampton County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Charlotte County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Greensville County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Lancaster County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Middlesex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.2% | |
| Sussex County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Essex County, VA | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $4.4M | +0.5% | |
| Cumberland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.9% | |
| Richmond County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.2% | |
| Mathews County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Franklin city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.1% | |
| Lexington city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.2% | |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Galax city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| King and Queen County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Charles City County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.9% | |
| Surry County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.8% | |
| Bland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Covington city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Emporia city, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.4% | |
| Craig County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.6% | |
| Bath County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.6% | |
| Norton city, VA | Not scored | 3 | 18.7 | $460K | −5.5% | |
| Highland County, VA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Virginia?
As of September 2026, map listings count 166 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Virginia. 67 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia spend on medical and dental services?
About $4.3B a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $25.6M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,365,732 households in Virginia and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Virginia 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 $25.6M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Virginia would have about 173, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,699 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Virginia has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Among 4 scored metro areas in or partly in Virginia, the Richmond metro area scores highest, at 81 (high). Among 6 scored counties in Virginia, Loudoun County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Virginia scores 53 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #23 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Virginia. It maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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