Home Services · registry year 2024 · HQ TX

Jani-King Franchise

A Jani-King Holdings brand operating in the home services sector, franchising since 1974. According to the 2024 FDD filing for Jani-King, this is an editorial comparison record; it does not reproduce the brand's current FDD.

$11K – $440K
Initial investment · Lower entry cost
10.0%
Royalty rate · Above-average royalty
9,000
Total locations · Large network

FDD outlay schedule

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Jani-King needs $11K–$440K to open and charges a 10.0% royalty - an entry cost below the typical home services franchise.

  • LO $11K
  • HI $440K
  • FEE $9K
  • ROY 10.0%
  • UNT 9,000
  • I19 Silent
  • INV# #213/223
  • UNT# #16/223

Nearest Item 7 peer: Anago Cleaning Systems ($10K)

Jani-King (this)$11KAnago Cleaning Systems$10KCoverall$14KJan-Pro$4KOpenWorks$30KU.S. Lawns$50K
Jani-King Item 7 listed-low neighbourhood vs nearest home services peers

Same-sector Item 7 neighbourhood for Jani-King (registry year 2024). Listed lows only - not a profit, cost-of-living, or suitability claim. Verify the current FDD before relying on these figures. How we place brands →

Franchise Opportunity Health Score

How healthy and transparent Jani-King's franchise system looks, from 2 of 2 tracked dimensions.

17 F
  • Network momentum 1.1% net unit growth (YoY) 33/100 · F
  • Financial disclosure Item 19 not disclosed 0/100 · F

Benchmarked against the 223-brand tracked corpus (p10-p90 range per dimension); a higher score means a growing unit count and a disclosed Item 19. See how we place brands.

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Where Jani-King's investment ranks nationally

Jani-King's listed Item 7 low of $11K against every one of the 218 tracked franchise brands with a disclosed initial investment. Listed figures only, verify in the current FDD before relying on them.

Jani-King vs all tracked franchise brands by listed investment

Initial investment low (FDD Item 7), PlainFranchise brand corpus

$11,000 Among the lowest lower than 97% of 218 franchise brands

Franchise brands, banded by listed Item 7 low

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Source PlainFranchise editorial comparison registry · 2024-12-31

Investment Overview

Investment Range $11K – $440K
Franchise Fee
$9K

Revenue Data (Item 19)

Item 19 Not Disclosed

This franchisor did not provide financial performance data in their FDD. This is common, disclosure is optional.

Network Size & Growth

9,000
Franchised
0
Company-Owned
+300
Opened (Last Year)

Net Growth Rate

Year-over-year unit change

1.11% growth

200 locations closed in the last reporting year

Quick Facts

Sector
Home Services
Subsector
commercial cleaning
Founded
1969
Franchising Since
1974
Headquarters
TX
FDD Year
2024
Item 19
Not Disclosed

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Important Notice · Jani-King

This Jani-King page is a registry comparison record, not a verified FDD extract. It does not establish suitability, operating costs, profitability, or expected results for Jani-King.

National footprint registry read for Jani-King

Signature read: 9,000 locations · Item 7 low $11K

Jani-King, a Jani-King Holdings franchise, has been franchising since 1974 - 5 years after the concept was founded in 1969 , currently with 9,000 total locations (9,000 franchised, 0 company-owned; 100% of the recorded total is franchised) in the home services sector, headquartered in TX. The registry records a total initial investment between $11K and $440K, recorded as a low-to-high range in the registry. The registry records a separate franchise-fee field of $9K and does not list every Item 7 component in this summary.

The brand charges 10.0% of gross sales in ongoing royalties. Jani-King has no Item 19 financial-performance field in this registry. Item 19 disclosure is optional under the FTC Franchise Rule.

Network momentum is currently positive: Jani-King added units at a 1.1% net rate year-over-year (300 openings, 200 closures). The registry records both the reported percentage and the count of openings and closures when those fields are available.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Jani-King franchise cost?
Opening a Jani-King franchise takes a total initial investment of $11K to $440K. That includes an initial franchise fee of $9K. Ongoing royalties are 10.0% of gross sales.
How many Jani-King locations are there?
There are 9,000 Jani-King locations in operation, of which 9,000 are franchised. That total is trending up, 1.1% net year-over-year.
What are the ongoing fees for a Jani-King franchise?
Jani-King charges a 10.0% royalty on gross sales. These are listed ongoing fee fields, separate from the listed initial-investment range.

Related reading for Jani-King: How to Evaluate a Franchise , Jani-King has no Item 19 in this registry, diligence without a financial performance representation.

Jani-King among nearby home services registry records: listed entry cost and network size Scatter plot of 11 data points. -10000 locations0 locations10000 locations20000 locations30000 locations40000 locations $0k$20k$40k$60k$80k Listed initial investment low ($000) Total locations (Item 20) Jani-KingAnago Cleaning SystemsCoverallOpenWorksJan-ProU.S. LawnsChem-DryWeed ManSparkle WashThe Grounds Guys911 Restoration
Jani-King among nearby home services registry records: listed entry cost and network size

Snapshot uses the registry's listed Item 7 initial-investment low and Item 20 location-count fields. It is a descriptive comparison, not a ranking or investment recommendation.

How Jani-King's Item 7 and Item 19 fields are labeled (expand)

Nationwide brands with similar investment or network size

Two data-derived peer sets for Jani-King , both outside HQ state TX : nearest Item 7 lows and nearest total-location counts, not the same-sector roster below.

What to do with this

Jani-King at a glance, drawn from the same figures above.

  • Jani-King scores 17/100 (F) on our composite opportunity read, combining net unit growth and Item 19 financial-disclosure transparency.
  • Its $11K – $440K entry cost runs below the typical home services franchise.
  • Ranks #213 of 223 listed franchises by initial investment. See rankings
  • Anago Cleaning Systems sits at a comparable investment level ($10K) in the same sector. Compare

Editorial comparison registry, not a source-linked FDD record. Verify the current FDD before relying on any figure.

Editorial comparison registry; a source filing is not linked to this record. Verify the current FDD before relying on a figure.

Source: PlainFranchise editorial registry Record-level FDD source link and retrieval date pending