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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #164 of 197 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $145.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,349 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.4M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,334
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Kennewick-Richland metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #164 of 197 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 urgent care and walk-in clinics in the Kennewick-Richland metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area spend about $145.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,349 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $10.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 58% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in the Kennewick-Richland metro area classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 5,996 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kennewick-Richland metro area grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kennewick-Richland metro area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Kennewick-Richland metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $10.4M | $26.1M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,996 | 18,243 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +47.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,349 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $89,010 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 324
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 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 the Kennewick-Richland 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 Kennewick-Richland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,334+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 107,936
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,942 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $89,010+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,562
- Median home value
- $397,900
- Jobs located here
- 130,459
- Daytime population
- 304,924Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kennewick-Richland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 79 | 78 | 0.5 | $32.3M | +3.3% | #7 of 197 |
| 2Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 75 | 5 | 0.4 | $32.6M | +2.8% | #17 of 197 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 44 | 85 | 0.8 | $17M | +1.0% | #122 of 197 |
| 3Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 44 | 31 | 1.3 | $9.7M | +3.5% | #124 of 197 |
| 4Kennewick-Richland, WA | 33 | 14 | 1.3 | $10.4M | +6.5% | #164 of 197 |
| 5Walla Walla, WA | 17 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.8M | −0.4% | #194 of 197 |
Other business types in the Kennewick-Richland 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 clinics62
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics60
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics33
- Chiropractors46
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area?
There are 14 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in the Kennewick-Richland metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.
How much do households in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $145.7M a year, or $1,349 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $10.4M 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 107,936 households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
The Kennewick-Richland metro area has 1.3 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $10.4M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, the Kennewick-Richland metro area would have about 6, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,996 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kennewick-Richland metro area at 324,334 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,936 households. The median household income in the Kennewick-Richland metro area is $89,010 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% 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 Kennewick-Richland metro area scores 33 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #164 of 197 scored metro areas.
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