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title: "Urgent care chains in the United States: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the urgent care and walk-in clinic chains people in the US visit. Share of Search among MinuteClinic, AFC Urgent Care, CityMD and GoHealth Urgent Care, the urgent care chains Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Urgent care chains in the United States: Which are searched most?

Compare the urgent care and walk-in clinic chains people in the US visit. Share of Search among MinuteClinic, AFC Urgent Care, CityMD and GoHealth Urgent Care, the urgent care chains Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Urgent care chains
- **Market**: United States
- **Brands compared**: 4
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: MinuteClinic, 40.8%

## Which brand is most popular in search among urgent care chains in the United States?

- In September 2026, MinuteClinic was the most searched among urgent care chains in the United States, with an estimated 165K branded searches, 40.8% of all searches for the four we track.
- AFC Urgent Care is in 2nd place, 13.6 percentage points behind at 27.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MinuteClinic’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States decreased from 47.2% to 40.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AFC Urgent Care’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States increased from 21.3% to 27.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CityMD’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States increased from 25.8% to 27.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GoHealth Urgent Care’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States decreased from 5.7% to 4.9%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MinuteClinic’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States peaked at 47.5% in February 2026 and was lowest at 37.8% in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AFC Urgent Care’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States peaked at 27.3% in August 2026 and was lowest at 20% in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CityMD’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States peaked at 30.8% in June 2026 and was lowest at 25.8% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GoHealth Urgent Care’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States peaked at 6.2% in June 2026 and was lowest at 4.5% in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AFC Urgent Care rose from 3rd to 2nd among urgent care chains in the United States.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CityMD fell from 2nd to 3rd among urgent care chains in the United States.

## Top urgent care chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, CityMD and GoHealth Urgent Care were mentioned most often, in two of the four answers. GoHealth Urgent Care was recommended most often, coming first in one out of two answers that gave a list. AFC Urgent Care was second, and CityMD was third. MinuteClinic, which ranked first in searches, was not mentioned at all.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GoHealth Urgent Care | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| AFC Urgent Care | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| CityMD | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| MinuteClinic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about urgent care chains

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best urgent care chain in the US?": 1. AFC Urgent Care, 2. GoHealth Urgent Care, 3. CityMD
- Asked ChatGPT "Which urgent care chain in the US has the shortest wait times?": named none of the brands we track
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the biggest urgent care chains in the US?": 1. GoHealth Urgent Care, 2. CityMD
- Searched Google, AI Overview "walk in clinic": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: MinuteClinic.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 23, 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [MinuteClinic vs AFC Urgent Care: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/afc-urgent-care-vs-minuteclinic): 40.8% against 27.2% Share of Search.
- [MinuteClinic vs CityMD: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/citymd-vs-minuteclinic): 40.8% against 27.2% Share of Search.
- [MinuteClinic vs GoHealth Urgent Care: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/gohealth-urgent-care-vs-minuteclinic): 40.8% against 4.9% Share of Search.
- [AFC Urgent Care vs CityMD: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/afc-urgent-care-vs-citymd): 27.2% Share of Search each.
- [AFC Urgent Care vs GoHealth Urgent Care: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/afc-urgent-care-vs-gohealth-urgent-care): 27.2% against 4.9% Share of Search.
- [CityMD vs GoHealth Urgent Care: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/citymd-vs-gohealth-urgent-care): 27.2% against 4.9% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for United States urgent care chains in September 2026?

- CityMD’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 30.8% to 27.2% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AFC Urgent Care in the United States rose 21.5% over 12 measured months, from 90.5K to 110K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GoHealth Urgent Care in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 24.2K to 19.8K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MinuteClinic in the United States fell 17.9% over 12 measured months, from 201K to 165K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | MinuteClinic | 40.8% | 165K | 0.0% | CVS Health |
| 2 | AFC Urgent Care | 27.2% | 110K | 0.0% | AFC Urgent Care |
| 3 | CityMD | 27.2% | 110K | 0.0% | CityMD |
| 4 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 4.9% | 19.8K | +10.0% | GoHealth Urgent Care |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | MinuteClinic | 201K | 47.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | CityMD | 110K | 25.8% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | AFC Urgent Care | 90.5K | 21.3% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 24.2K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | MinuteClinic | 201K | 44.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | CityMD | 135K | 29.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | AFC Urgent Care | 90.5K | 20% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 26.9K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | MinuteClinic | 246K | 44.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | CityMD | 165K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | AFC Urgent Care | 110K | 20.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 26.9K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | MinuteClinic | 201K | 42.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | CityMD | 135K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 110K | 23.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 24.7K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | MinuteClinic | 201K | 47.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 26% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 90.5K | 21.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 22K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | MinuteClinic | 201K | 42.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | CityMD | 135K | 28.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 110K | 23.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 22K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | MinuteClinic | 165K | 42.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 90.5K | 23.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 20.2K | 5.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | MinuteClinic | 165K | 40.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 110K | 27.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 27.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 19.8K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | MinuteClinic | 135K | 37.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 30.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 90.5K | 25.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 22K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | MinuteClinic | 165K | 42.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 90.5K | 23.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 20.2K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | MinuteClinic | 165K | 40.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 110K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 27.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 18K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | MinuteClinic | 165K | 40.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | AFC Urgent Care | 110K | 27.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | CityMD | 110K | 27.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | GoHealth Urgent Care | 19.8K | 4.9% | 4 |

## What is being compared

- **AFC Urgent Care**: Measured on the search term “afc urgent care”.
- **CityMD**: Measured on the search term “citymd”.
- **GoHealth Urgent Care**: Measured on the search terms “gohealth” and “gohealth urgent care”, summed into one figure.
- **MinuteClinic**: Measured on the search term “minuteclinic”.

- [AFC Urgent Care](/demand/us/brands/afc-urgent-care)
- [CityMD](/demand/us/brands/citymd)
- [GoHealth Urgent Care](/demand/us/brands/gohealth-urgent-care)
- [MinuteClinic](/demand/us/brands/minuteclinic)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among urgent care chains in the United States?

In September 2026, MinuteClinic was the most searched among urgent care chains in the United States, with an estimated 165K branded searches, 40.8% of all searches for the four we track.

## Cite this page

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