Franchise Factbook

Cleaning

96 brands · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$110K
median start-up
+1.4%
median net growth
5.8%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1Bar-B-Clean+46.9%
  2. 2Steri-Clean+34.9%
  3. 3DoodyCalls+23.0%
  4. 4Poolwerx+22.7%
  5. 5SPEED QUEEN Laundry+20.0%
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Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1Jan-Pro0.6%
  2. 2DryJect1.2%
  3. 3ANNEX Brands1.4%
  4. 4Fleet Clean1.7%
  5. 5The Cleaning Authority2.8%
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Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year

Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Needs 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
  1. 1Stratus Building Solutions$6K
  2. 2Pro One Janitorial$11K
  3. 3Coverall$18K
  4. 4U Got Stink$18K
  5. 5ABBEY CARPET$23K
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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 51–96.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Econo Sewer & DrainPartial FDD data$101K–$218K———?
Expense Reduction AnalystsFull FDD data$76K–$106K——357?
FiltaFull FDD data$131K–$154K——373?
G-FORCE CeFull FDD data$75K–$163K——42?
Go Mini'sPartial FDD data$759K–$1.2M———?
Good Sorts Property ServicesDirectory only————?
Heaven's BestFull FDD data$56K–$110K——324?
HellamaidDirectory only————?
HOODZ InternationalPartial FDD data$201K–$247K———?
Image OnePartial FDD data$50K–$72K———?
Jan-ProFull FDD data$130K–$422K+1.3%0.6%216?
JDI Cleaning ServicesDirectory only————?
JDog Junk Removal & HaulingFull FDD data$30K–$187K——94?
Junk KingFull FDD data$121K–$236K——342?
Junkco+ PlusPartial FDD data$198K–$297K——40?
Local Hometown HeroesPartial FDD data$96K–$235K———?
M & R Cleaning SolutionsDirectory only————?
Maid RightFull FDD data$147K–$219K———?
Master Care Janitorial and Facility Services Inc.Directory only————?
Mi-Box BoxFull FDD data$228K–$787K——40?
MINT CONDITION IncFull FDD data$118K–$720K———?
MobiledumpsFull FDD data$62K–$210K——26?
Modern CleaningDirectory only————?
Mr. Duct CleanerPartial FDD data———32?
Mulberrys Garment CarePartial FDD data$725K———?
Murphy IceFull FDD data$222K–$2.2M———?
OpenWorksFull FDD data$4K–$134K——804?
Oxi FreshPartial FDD data$54K–$105K———?
Pink'sFull FDD data$128K–$183K——320?
PODSFull FDD data$2.0M–$3.2M———?
RealClean AircraftFull FDD data$236K–$414K———?
Rubber Ducky CleanPartial FDD data$76K–$524K———?
SELECTQUOTE LOCALPartial FDD data$79K–$119K———?
ServiceMaster CleanPartial FDD data$50K–$266K———?
Stanley SteemerPartial FDD data$29K–$68K——187?
Stratus Building SolutionsPartial FDD data$6K–$80K———?
Tank RangersPartial FDD data$23K–$26K———?
The Laundry SpotFull FDD data$1.3M–$2.2M———?
The ToxFull FDD data$258K–$449K——11?
Tide CleanersFull FDD data$497K–$1.2M——347?
Two MaidsPartial FDD data$0–$10K———?
Two Men and a Junk TruckFull FDD data$131K–$349K———?
Vanguard CleaningFull FDD data$165K–$473K———?
We Wash WindowsDirectory only————?
ZerorezFull FDD data$58K–$202K———?
Zoom DrainFull FDD data$55K–$55K——324?

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