The Hottest Franchise Categories of 2021
Restoration
Startup Cost
$105.8K – $211.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Building contents packing, cleaning, storage, and restoration
Startup Cost
$69.5K – $234K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential and commercial property restoration
Startup Cost
$70.1K – $226.9K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Restroom odor-control, scent branding, and commercial hygiene services
Startup Cost
$40.5K – $145.9K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Art recovery and restoration services
Startup Cost
$138.7K – $253K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Mold, bacteria, and virus testing and treatment; air-duct and dryer-vent cleaning
Startup Cost
$64.6K – $110.6K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Crime-scene and trauma-scene cleaning
Startup Cost
$85.5K – $133.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Industrial cleanser manufacturing and distribution
Startup Cost
$324K – $441.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Commercial cleaning and facility solutions
Startup Cost
$233.2K – $404.1K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Environmentally friendly residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$76K – $169K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Dryer-vent cleaning and repair
Startup Cost
$47K – $68.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Dryer-vent cleaning, replacement, installation, and maintenance
Startup Cost
$59.7K – $136.9K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential and commercial air-duct cleaning
Startup Cost
$44.1K – $176.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Air-duct cleaning, HVAC restoration, dryer-vent cleaning
Startup Cost
$103.2K – $187.8K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Carpet and upholstery cleaning, disaster restoration, mold remediation
Startup Cost
$81.6K – $131.9K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Recovery and restoration of electronic equipment and data
Startup Cost
$159K – $249.3K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Commercial hygiene, drain line, and odor products and services
Startup Cost
$108.7K – $265.8K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Restoration of textiles and electronics
Startup Cost
$33.4K – $409K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Gutter, downspout, and drain line cleaning
Startup Cost
$31.8K – $52.3K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Mold remediation, disinfection, odor and allergen services
Startup Cost
$51.6K – $154.1K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Grout and tile cleaning and restoration
Startup Cost
$35K – $55K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$117.5K – $134.1K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Commercial cleaning, maintenance, and repairs
Startup Cost
$62.5K – $179.8K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Construction cleanup, commercial cleaning and sanitizing
Startup Cost
$72.1K – $95.4K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Commercial cleaning
Startup Cost
$8.2K – $49K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$96.2K – $129.3K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$99.4K – $141.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$64.1K – $154.3K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
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Vacation-rental and residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$47.6K – $66.6K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$89.6K – $125K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Flooring, carpet, and textile maintenance and hygiene services
Startup Cost
$113.8K – $163K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$110.2K – $155.2K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Carpet, upholstery, hardwood floor, tile, and grout cleaning and odor control
Startup Cost
$45.5K – $75.7K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Insurance restoration
Startup Cost
$186.4K – $510.7K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Carpet cleaning
Startup Cost
$27.99K – $57.99K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Property damage restoration and remediation
Startup Cost
$78.8K – $204.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Water, fire, smoke, and mold restoration
Startup Cost
$84.5K – $193.1K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Insurance restoration
Startup Cost
$57.1K – $84.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Fire, water, and other damage cleanup and restoration
Startup Cost
$167.6K – $221.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Interior and exterior window washing, gutter cleaning, power washing, house washing
Startup Cost
$67.6K – $129.1K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Crime-scene, meth-lab, and hoarding cleanup; mold remediation; house buying
Startup Cost
$122.9K – $139.8K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential and high-rise window cleaning, building maintenance
Startup Cost
$58.98K – $145.5K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Environmentally friendly commercial cleaning and disinfecting
Startup Cost
$4.5K – $79.8K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential and commercial cleaning
Startup Cost
$37.8K – $55.3K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$27.7K – $34.9K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$61.4K – $134.9K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Window, gutter, roof, and dryer-vent cleaning, pressure washing, chimney sweeping
Startup Cost
$80.9K – $118.3K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Residential window cleaning, window tinting, pressure washing
Startup Cost
$104.5K – $190K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)
Environmentally friendly residential cleaning
Startup Cost
$36.4K – $107.4K
Total Units (Franchised / Company-Owned)