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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in King County, WA
The urgent care and walk-in clinics in King County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #7 of 325 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 44
- 11 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On medical and dental services · $1,632 a household
- Spending per listing
- $34.9M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,344,939
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For urgent care and walk-in clinics, King County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #7 of 325 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for urgent care and walk-in clinics.
Household spending on medical and dental services in King County comes to about $1.5B a year: $1,632 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $34.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 42% 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.
King County has 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in King County in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 19,205 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in King County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How King County 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 | King County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $34.9M | $26.1M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,205 | 18,243 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.5% | +47.4% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,632 | $1,446 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $124,746 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 49+22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,467
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The 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 King 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 King County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,344,939+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 941,054
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,116 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,081
- Median household income
- $124,746+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $176,807
- Median home value
- $859,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,503,962
- Daytime population
- 2,645,877Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in King County?
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with King County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 80 | 44 | 0.5 | $34.9M | +3.1% | #7 of 325 |
| 2Pierce County, WA | 75 | 12 | 0.3 | $41.8M | +2.5% | #21 of 325 |
| 3Thurston County, WA | 75 | 5 | 0.4 | $32.6M | +2.8% | #24 of 325 |
| 4Snohomish County, WA | 73 | 22 | 0.7 | $22M | +4.9% | #33 of 325 |
| 5Clark County, WA | 47 | 19 | 1.0 | $14.6M | +5.3% | #185 of 325 |
| 6Spokane County, WA | 43 | 28 | 1.3 | $10M | +3.2% | #209 of 325 |
| 7Benton County, WA | 31 | 12 | 1.5 | $8.8M | +6.9% | #275 of 325 |
| 8Walla Walla County, WA | 17 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.8M | −0.4% | #318 of 325 |
Other business types in King 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics71
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics80
- Chiropractors56
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in King County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics in King County. 11 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019.
How much do households in King County, WA spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.5B a year, or $1,632 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $34.9M 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 941,054 households in King County and national spending patterns by income.
How does King County, WA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
King County 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 $34.9M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, King County would have about 63, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,205 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.
How fast is King County, WA growing?
Population estimates put King County at 2,344,939 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 941,054 households. Median household income in King County is $124,746, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. King County scores 80 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #7 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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