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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Arlington County, VA
How Arlington County, VA compares with other counties 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #165 of 325 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 15 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $171.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,528 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 77% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 5.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 243,931
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Arlington County comes to about $171.2M a year: $1,528 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 77% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Arlington County has 30 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 5.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Arlington County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 37,342 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Arlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Arlington County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #165 of 325 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in Virginia.
How Arlington County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Arlington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $25.6M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 37,342 | 18,699 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.7% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,528 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $142,114 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $685K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Arlington 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 Arlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 243,931+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 112,027
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 41%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 26 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9,089
- Median household income
- $142,114+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $189,970
- Median home value
- $895,000
- Jobs located here
- 166,762
- Daytime population
- 284,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Arlington County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| 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 |
Other business types in Arlington 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 clinics60
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics74
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics50
- Chiropractors83
- Physical therapy83
- Optometrists and eye care75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Arlington County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Arlington County. 15 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in Arlington County, VA spend on medical and dental services?
About $171.2M a year, or $1,528 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 112,027 households in Arlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arlington County, VA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Arlington County has 2.7 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 5.4 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $5.7M, 77% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Arlington County would have about 7, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 37,342 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Arlington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Arlington County at 243,931 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 112,027 households. Median household income in Arlington County is $142,114, 76% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.4%, 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. Arlington County scores 50 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (upper middle), #165 of 325 scored counties.
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