Most Stable Cleaning Franchises

Ranked on the share of outlets that leave the system each year — terminated, not renewed, or ceased operations. Outlets the franchisor reacquires are excluded: the shop is still trading, it simply changed hands. This is the closest thing an FDD offers to a failure rate, and it is the number a prospective franchisee should read before any growth figure.

1. 1Jan-Pro0.6%216 units
2. 2DryJect1.2%64 units
3. 3ANNEX Brands1.4%96 units
4. 4Fleet Clean1.7%107 units
5. 5The Cleaning Authority2.8%482 units
6. 6Lapels Dry Cleaning2.8%166 units
7. 7Creative Colors Intl2.9%200 units
8. 8Pro One Janitorial3.2%240 units
9. 9Squeegee Squad3.4%166 units
10. 10Maid Brigade3.8%142 units
11. 11DoodyCalls4.1%268 units
12. 12Molly Maid5.0%864 units
13. 13ServiceMaster Clean/Restore5.6%1,168 units
14. 14FLOORS TO GO5.9%294 units
15. 15milliCare7.0%31 units
16. 16MR SANDLESS7.5%320 units
17. 17Martinizing Dry Cleaning7.7%306 units
18. 18DUCTZ8.0%126 units
19. 19SPEED QUEEN Laundry8.6%30 units
20. 20U Got Stink10.3%24 units

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.