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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Thurston County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Thurston County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #24 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 8 scored counties in Washington

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$163.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,373 a household
Spending per listing
$32.6M
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
20% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
304,261
+2.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Thurston County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #24 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 8 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for urgent care and walk-in clinics.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Thurston County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Households in Thurston County spend about $163.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,373 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $32.6M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 33% above 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 5 businesses with payroll in Thurston County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 23,780 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Thurston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Thurston 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.

Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Thurston County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureThurston CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.40.60.5
Spending per listing$32.6M$26.1M$24.5M
Households per official establishment23,78018,24312,867
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+47.4%+32.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,373$1,446$1,288
Median household income$96,563$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score7567

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
131
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
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 Thurston 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 Thurston County

Population, 2025 estimate
304,261+2.8% since 2020
Households
118,899
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
723 sq. mi.
People per square mile
414
Median household income
$96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,140
Median home value
$480,300
Jobs located here
136,091
Daytime population
311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Urgent care and walk-in clinics across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Washington, with Thurston County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1King County, WA80440.5$34.9M+3.1%#7 of 325
2Pierce County, WA75120.3$41.8M+2.5%#21 of 325
3Thurston County, WA7550.4$32.6M+2.8%#24 of 325
4Snohomish County, WA73220.7$22M+4.9%#33 of 325
5Clark County, WA47191.0$14.6M+5.3%#185 of 325
6Spokane County, WA43281.3$10M+3.2%#209 of 325
7Benton County, WA31121.5$8.8M+6.9%#275 of 325
8Walla Walla County, WA1752.1$5.8M−0.4%#318 of 325

Other business types in Thurston County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Thurston County, WA?

There are 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Thurston County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023.

How much do households in Thurston County, WA spend on medical and dental services?

About $163.2M a year, or $1,373 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $32.6M 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 118,899 households in Thurston County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Thurston County, WA compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Thurston County has 0.4 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $32.6M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Thurston County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 23,780 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.

How fast is Thurston County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Thurston County at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in Thurston County is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Thurston County scores 75 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (high), #24 of 325 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for urgent care and walk-in clinics · All 56 business types in Thurston County

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