Health care · County · West Virginia
Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Kanawha County, WV
How Kanawha County, WV 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #302 of 325 scored counties
The only scored county in West Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 3 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On medical and dental services · $1,007 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.8M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,381
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Kanawha County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #302 of 325 scored counties and the only scored county in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Kanawha County. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.
At $1,007 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Kanawha County spend about $77M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics, that is $12.8M per clinic, 48% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Kanawha County classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers. That is one for every 15,292 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kanawha County declined 4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Kanawha County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Kanawha County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $12.8M | $26.2M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,292 | 15,180 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +118.2% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,007 | $1,005 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $60,943 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 63 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,381−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 76,459
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 196
- Median household income
- $60,943+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,041
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 104,812
- Daytime population
- 206,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardOther business types in Kanawha 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 clinics14
- Dentists and orthodontists13
- Primary care and pediatrics14
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics24
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Kanawha County, WV?
There are 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Kanawha County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. 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 Kanawha County, WV spend on medical and dental services?
About $77M a year, or $1,007 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $12.8M 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 76,459 households in Kanawha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kanawha County, WV compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Kanawha County has 0.8 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $12.8M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Kanawha County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,292 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S.
How fast is Kanawha County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Kanawha County at 172,381 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,459 households. The median household income in Kanawha County is $60,943 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Kanawha County scores 24 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (low), #302 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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