Growing fastest
Openings minus closures, per year- 1Bar-B-Clean+46.9%
- 2Steri-Clean+34.9%
- 3DoodyCalls+23.0%
- 4Poolwerx+22.7%
- 5SPEED QUEEN Laundry+20.0%
Fewest units lost
Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start- 1Jan-Pro0.6%
- 2DryJect1.2%
- 3ANNEX Brands1.4%
- 4Fleet Clean1.7%
- 5The Cleaning Authority2.8%
Largest systems
Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year- 1Chem-Dry1,926
- 2Merry Maids1,368
- 3ServiceMaster Clean/Restore1,168
- 4Molly Maid864
- 5The Cleaning Authority482
Most company-owned
Share the franchisor runs itselfNeeds three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.
Lowest cost to enter
Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee- 1Stratus Building Solutions$6K
- 2Pro One Janitorial$11K
- 3Coverall$18K
- 4U Got Stink$18K
- 5ABBEY CARPET$23K
Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.
Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 1–50.
| Brand | Total to open | Net growth | Units lost/yr | Units | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dumpster DudezFull FDD data | $358K–$439K | — | — | 108 | 75 |
 DryJectPartial FDD data | $46K–$305K | +11.9% | 1.2% | 64 | 70 |
 WaveMAX LaundryFull FDD data | $356K–$1.6M | — | — | 130 | 70 |
 Enviro-MasterFull FDD data | $112K–$287K | — | — | 322 | 69 |
 Fleet CleanFull FDD data | $188K–$459K | +19.1% | 1.7% | 107 | 69 |
 Squeegee SquadPartial FDD data | $70K–$264K | +19.7% | 3.4% | 166 | 69 |
 Mobility CityPartial FDD data | $240K–$540K | — | — | 100 | 68 |
 ANNEX BrandsFull FDD data | $132K–$201K | +2.2% | 1.4% | 96 | 65 |
 Lapels Dry CleaningPartial FDD data | $60K | +0.0% | 2.8% | 166 | 62 |
 DoodyCallsFull FDD data | $76K–$94K | +23.0% | 4.1% | 268 | 60 |
 The Cleaning AuthorityFull FDD data | $93K–$147K | +3.4% | 2.8% | 482 | 60 |
 JunkluggersFull FDD data | $96K–$339K | — | — | 326 | 58 |
 Bar-B-CleanFull FDD data | $78K–$99K | +46.9% | 12.0% | 212 | 55 |
 Fish Window CleaningPartial FDD data | $112K–$130K | — | — | 550 | 55 |
 MR SANDLESSFull FDD data | $42K–$91K | +9.3% | 7.5% | 320 | 55 |
 Martinizing Dry CleaningPartial FDD data | — | +3.5% | 7.7% | 306 | 53 |
 Pro One JanitorialFull FDD data | $11K–$78K | +1.4% | 3.2% | 240 | 53 |
 SPEED QUEEN LaundryFull FDD data | $1.2M–$2.0M | +20.0% | 8.6% | 30 | 53 |
 Oh DeerFull FDD data | $116K–$239K | — | — | 31 | 51 |
 Maid BrigadeFull FDD data | $155K–$190K | +1.4% | 3.8% | 142 | 49 |
 The MaidsPartial FDD data | $118K–$141K | — | — | 767 | 49 |
 Creative Colors IntlPartial FDD data | $102K–$126K | -1.9% | 2.9% | 200 | 48 |
 MaidProPartial FDD data | $110K–$159K | — | — | 510 | 48 |
 milliCareFull FDD data | $201K–$253K | +0.0% | 7.0% | 31 | 47 |
 ABBEY CARPETPartial FDD data | $23K–$62K | — | — | 810 | 44 |
 Steri-CleanPartial FDD data | $38K | +34.9% | 15.9% | 128 | 41 |
 Molly MaidPartial FDD data | $144K–$204K | -3.5% | 5.0% | 864 | 40 |
 PoolwerxPartial FDD data | $105K–$141K | +22.7% | 13.5% | 214 | 40 |
 FLOORS TO GOPartial FDD data | $23K–$62K | -0.7% | 5.9% | 294 | 37 |
 ServiceMaster Clean/RestorePartial FDD data | $112K–$188K | -3.8% | 5.6% | 1,168 | 33 |
 DUCTZPartial FDD data | — | -2.0% | 8.0% | 126 | 29 |
 U Got StinkPartial FDD data | $18K–$98K | -2.6% | 10.3% | 24 | 25 |
 Merry MaidsFull FDD data | $127K–$169K | -8.8% | 10.7% | 1,368 | 21 |
 ZIPS Dry CleanersPartial FDD data | $868K | -5.5% | 12.1% | 104 | 19 |
 Chem-DryPartial FDD data | $92K–$250K | -12.4% | 14.1% | 1,926 | 15 |
 1-800-GOT-JUNK?Partial FDD data | $65K–$304K | +3.0% | — | 184 | ? |
 Aire-MasterFull FDD data | $46K–$171K | — | — | — | ? |
| AllianceFull FDD data | $359K–$637K | — | — | — | ? |
 Anago Cleaning SystemsPartial FDD data | $197K–$298K | — | — | — | ? |
 Bin BlastersPartial FDD data | $83K–$159K | — | — | 32 | ? |
 Bin There DumpthatPartial FDD data | $116K–$235K | — | — | — | ? |
 City WideFull FDD data | $230K–$411K | — | — | 197 | ? |
 Clean EatzFull FDD data | $354K–$798K | — | — | 208 | ? |
 College Hunks Hauling JunkPartial FDD data | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Cool BinzPartial FDD data | $889K–$1.1M | — | — | 18 | ? |
 CoolVuPartial FDD data | $58K–$97K | — | — | 221 | ? |
 Corporate CleaningFull FDD data | $97K–$147K | — | — | 87 | ? |
| CoverallFull FDD data | $18K–$64K | — | — | 1,670 | ? |
 Dryer Vent SuperheroesFull FDD data | $74K–$138K | — | — | 108 | ? |
 Econo Sewer & DrainPartial FDD data | $101K–$218K | — | — | — | ? |