--- title: "AFC Urgent Care vs MinuteClinic: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is AFC Urgent Care or MinuteClinic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Urgent care chains set in the United States. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/afc-urgent-care-vs-minuteclinic" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AFC Urgent Care vs MinuteClinic: Which is searched more in the United States? Is AFC Urgent Care or MinuteClinic more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Urgent care chains set in the United States. 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 - **Compared**: AFC Urgent Care and MinuteClinic - **Competitive set**: Urgent care chains - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AFC Urgent Care Share of Search**: 27.2% - **MinuteClinic Share of Search**: 40.8% ## Is AFC Urgent Care or MinuteClinic more popular in search? - In September 2026, MinuteClinic had more branded searches than AFC Urgent Care among urgent care chains in the United States. MinuteClinic had about 165,000 branded searches, while AFC Urgent Care had 110,000. MinuteClinic made up 40.8% of all urgent care chain searches we track, and AFC Urgent Care accounted for 27.2%. - MinuteClinic was ahead of AFC Urgent Care in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AFC Urgent Care’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States moved from 21.3% to 27.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MinuteClinic’s share of searches among urgent care chains in the United States moved from 47.2% to 40.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K. ## Top urgent care chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, AFC Urgent Care was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. MinuteClinic did not appear in any of the four answers. 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. ## How did search popularity change for United States urgent care chains 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 MinuteClinic in the United States fell 17.9% over 12 measured months, from 201K to 165K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | AFC Urgent Care estimated searches | AFC Urgent Care Share of Search | AFC Urgent Care rank | MinuteClinic estimated searches | MinuteClinic Share of Search | MinuteClinic rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 21.3% | 3 | 201K | 47.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 20% | 3 | 201K | 44.3% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 110K | 20.1% | 3 | 246K | 44.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 110K | 23.4% | 3 | 201K | 42.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 21.4% | 3 | 201K | 47.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 23.5% | 3 | 201K | 42.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 23.5% | 3 | 165K | 42.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 110K | 27.2% | 2 | 165K | 40.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 25.3% | 3 | 135K | 37.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 23.5% | 3 | 165K | 42.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 110K | 27.3% | 2 | 165K | 40.9% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 110K | 27.2% | 2 | 165K | 40.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AFC Urgent Care’s and MinuteClinic’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **AFC Urgent Care**: Measured on the search term “afc urgent care”. - **MinuteClinic**: Measured on the search term “minuteclinic”. - [AFC Urgent Care profile](/demand/us/brands/afc-urgent-care) - [MinuteClinic profile](/demand/us/brands/minuteclinic) - [All urgent care chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-urgent-care-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## 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 ### Is AFC Urgent Care or MinuteClinic more popular in search? In September 2026, MinuteClinic had more branded searches than AFC Urgent Care among urgent care chains in the United States. MinuteClinic had about 165,000 branded searches, while AFC Urgent Care had 110,000. MinuteClinic made up 40.8% of all urgent care chain searches we track, and AFC Urgent Care accounted for 27.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AFC Urgent Care vs MinuteClinic: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/afc-urgent-care-vs-minuteclinic This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/afc-urgent-care-vs-minuteclinic. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.