1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$65,000 to $97,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8% · 8% of Gross Revenue, paid semi-monthly (within 3 business days of the 15th and last day of each month)

Marketing contribution

8% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Minimum Royalty ($1,200 rising to $4,000/subterritory/year, if actual royalty paid is less); Branding Cooperative fee (up to 5% of Gross Revenue, opt-in by area vote); Payment Processor Application Fee (0.12% of processed transactions, may rise to 0.9%)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Item 7 discloses 'Additional Funds - 6 Months' (not 3 months): approx. $59,000 (low) to $75,000 (high), covering working capital, marketing and certain insurance overages during startup; excludes royalties, debt service, owner's draw, and taxes.

Fees sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

average, median (partially legible), and highest/lowest Gross Revenue per franchisee and per subterritory; no profit/EBITDA figures disclosed

Reporting period

12 months ended December 31, 2025 (FY2025); also a 2022-2025 system-wide revenue/growth table

Sample

138 U.S. franchised businesses operating >1 day with reported sales in FY2025 (92 unaffiliated franchisees + 46 DBA-affiliate-operated); the average/high/low figures below are for the 'Total Franchisees' (non-DBA) cohort

Reported average

$604,264

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.50 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

Not captured

Year-end outlets

Not captured

Net change

Not captured

Derivation

Not captured: comparable counts or complete movements missing

Openings

Not captured

Terminations

Not captured

Non-renewals

Not captured

Other closures

Not captured

Reacquisitions

Not captured

Transfers

Not captured

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.58 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

8 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$460,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

2 loans

Historical charge-off share

0.00%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 12

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise cost?

standard (8 to 12 subterritories, 8 being the minimum new territory size): $182,300 to $303,500 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $65,000 to $97,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do 1-800-GOT-JUNK? owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: average, median (partially legible), and highest/lowest Gross Revenue per franchisee and per subterritory; no profit/EBITDA figures disclosed. Sample: 138 U.S. franchised businesses operating >1 day with reported sales in FY2025 (92 unaffiliated franchisees + 46 DBA-affiliate-operated); the average/high/low figures below are for the 'Total Franchisees' (non-DBA) cohort. Period: 12 months ended December 31, 2025 (FY2025); also a 2022-2025 system-wide revenue/growth table.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.50 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for 1-800-GOT-JUNK??

0.00%; numerator / denominator: 0 / 12. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $460,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 2 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗