AFC Urgent Care franchise
2026 filing · April 29, 2026Shares sales figures
AFC Urgent Care at a glance
A walk-in urgent care center treating minor illnesses and injuries and offering tests and primary care services.
The business
- Industry
- Health and wellness
- Franchisor
- AFC Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Current franchisor selling since
- 2013
- 13 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Typical size
- 1,750–2,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $948K–$1.51M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $60,000
- Reduced for some area developers and multi-center owners.
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of net payments, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of net payments, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- Franchised, 2025
- 327
- As printed in the filing
Support and records
From AFC Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 194; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
AFC Urgent Care among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | AFC Urgent Care | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,231,125 | Costs more than 87% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $60,000 | Higher than 88% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,867,756 | Higher than 85% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.5× | Lower than 53% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a AFC Urgent Care franchise costs
Opening one AFC Urgent Care costs an estimated $948,250 to $1,514,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are additional funds (3 months) ($200,000 to $500,000) and construction ($419,750 to $472,500). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $60,000 | ||
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training | $0 | $3,000 | |
| Lease, Utility and Security Deposits | $6,000 | $10,000 | |
| Lease Review Fee | $0 | $1,000 | |
| Medical Equipment & Supplies | $80,000 | $145,000 | |
| Medical Equipment & Supplies | $30,000 | ||
| Construction Management Services Fee | $50,000 | ||
| Construction | $419,750 | $472,500 | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Appliances | $10,000 | $17,000 | |
| Office Equipment & Computer System | $12,000 | $40,000 | |
| Grand Opening Spend Requirement | $35,000 | $50,000 | |
| Business License & Permits | $500 | $2,500 | |
| Signage | $8,000 | $30,000 | |
| Legal/Professional Fees | $15,000 | $25,000 | |
| Insurance | $14,500 | $21,000 | |
| Recruitment | $3,000 | $50,000 | |
| Credentialing | $4,500 | $7,000 | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $200,000 | $500,000 | |
| Total | $948,250 | $1,514,000 | |
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 23
AFC Urgent Care franchise fee
The franchise fee is $60,000, Reduced for some area developers and multi-center owners.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 16
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of net payments, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of net payments, paid weekly. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 18
Sales and earnings
Shares figures AFC Urgent Care publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $1,867,756
- Median revenue
- $1,699,854
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised centers open all of 2025 (cash revenue) (291 locations). The average is about 1.5 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 54–57
How AFC Urgent Care compares
Of the 199 health and wellness franchises on this site, AFC Urgent Care is the 189th cheapest to open.
| Figure | AFC Urgent Care | Typical health and wellness brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $948K | $224K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.51M | $498K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $1.87M | $711K | $794K |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 125 of 199 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 199 brands in health and wellness franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 177 (+3) | – | – | – |
| 2022 | 217 (+40) | – | – | – |
| 2023 | 275 (+58) | 82 | – | – |
| 2024 | 306 (+30) | 82 | +38 | −8 |
| 2025 | 327 (+21) | 80 | +36 | −15 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Company-owned centers are owned and operated by the franchisor's affiliates. The filing's 2023 year runs December 2022 to November 2023.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2024 counts come to 358, but the filing shows 357. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 174 to 327 (+153, +88%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 65
2021–2022: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 72
Where AFC Urgent Care locations are
At the end of 2025, AFC Urgent Care had locations in 28 states. The most are in Alabama, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
- Alabama46
- New Jersey46
- Massachusetts33
- Texas31
- Pennsylvania29
- Colorado27
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| New Jersey | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| Massachusetts | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| Texas | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| Colorado | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| New York | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Tennessee | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| California | 22 | 0 | 22 |
All 28 states
| Florida | 19 |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | 18 |
| South Carolina | 16 |
| Virginia | 10 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Oregon | 6 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Maryland | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 66
Who owns AFC Urgent Care?
AFC Urgent Care franchises are sold by AFC Franchising, LLC. It is a subsidiary of American Family Care, LLC.
From AFC Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 14–16. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: AFC Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 14–16, bankruptcy on page 16
AFC Urgent Care filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from AFC Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 29, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 29, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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