Glass Doctor Franchise

Glass Doctor, a Neighborly franchise, has been franchising since 1977 - 15 years after the concept was founded in 1962 , currently with 580 total locations in the home services sector, headquartered in TX. Per the 2024 FDD, budget a total initial investment of $165K to $475K - a 188% spread between the low and high end that reflects how site size, market, and buildout scope change the capital requirement. Included in that number: the franchise fee of $45K, equipment, leasehold improvements, and initial working capital to carry the business through ramp-up.

Ongoing royalties run 5.0% of gross sales; add the 2.0% advertising-fund contribution and the combined ongoing draw reaches 7.0% of gross sales. Worth noting: Glass Doctor is among the roughly one-third of U.S. franchisors that voluntarily disclose financial performance data in Item 19. The reported average gross revenue per location is $700K; at that revenue level the typical unit hands back roughly $35K a year in royalty alone. Revenue is not profit, actual franchisee take-home depends on rent, labor, cost of goods, and local demand.

Glass Doctor's network is expanding: unit count grew at a 0.9% net rate over the past year (20 openings, 15 closures). Consistent expansion usually means the unit model pencils out for new owners, but a late-cycle growth spike can also come from an aggressive sales push rather than genuinely strong store-level economics.