Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Boston, MA

Boston community health snapshot

12 urgent care locations for 666,442 residents of Boston — about 0.2 per 10,000 people.

• 666,442Residents
• 2.9%Without health insuranceabout the same as Massachusetts (2.6%)
• $97,344Median household incomebelow Massachusetts's $103,960
• 15.1%Under 18below Massachusetts's 19.4%
• 13.0%65 and olderbelow Massachusetts's 17.9%
• 16.6%Below the poverty lineabove Massachusetts's 10.0%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Boston

• 4.6%Children under 5about the same as Massachusetts (5.0%)
• 19.7%Households with childrenbelow Massachusetts's 27.9%
• 36.0%Covered by public insurancebelow Massachusetts's 37.4%
• 70.0%Covered by private insurancebelow Massachusetts's 73.6%
• 12.4%Living with a disabilityabout the same as Massachusetts (12.3%)
• 35.6%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove Massachusetts's 25.1%
• 33.3%Households without a vehicleabove Massachusetts's 11.7%
• 30.3 minAverage commute to workMassachusetts average 29.1 min
• 2.1%Veterans (adults)below Massachusetts's 4.3%

• 15.4% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 33.3% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 36.0% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Boston city, Massachusetts in Suffolk County; Massachusetts comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry