How much does a 1-800-Got-Junk? franchise cost?
Opening a 1-800-Got-Junk? franchise takes a total initial investment of $182,300 to $303,500, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenue per franchisee of $260,541 across 3 outlets.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchises businesses operated under franchise agreements. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a 1-800-Got-Junk? franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $182,300 to $303,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 6 Months ($59,000 to $75,000), Equipment (Vehicle Lease with dump body) Lease/purchase deposit ($10,000 to $30,000), and Insurance ($10,000 to $30,000). Together they make up about 44% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $65,000 to $97,500, about 36% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $65,000 | $97,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Initial Marketing Expense2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Computer Hardware and Software2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Equipment (Vehicle Lease with dump body) Lease/ | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Real Estate/ | $1,200 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Local Marketing* – 3 months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,600 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Insurance Premiums – Certain States2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $9,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Training Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,000 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds – 6 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $59,000 | $75,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14 | $182,300 | $303,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14 |
Source 1-800-Got-Junk?, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What 1-800-Got-Junk? franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenue per Franchisee
$260,541
1-800-Got-Junk?'s 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the For the twelve months ending December 31, 2025. Basis: Specified 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchises, including Flywheel affiliates that own and operate outlets under franchise agreements; Part I covers U.S. franchisees, Part II covers franchised businesses operating in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and Part III covers all franchised businesses operating in the United States, Canada and Australia for at least 1 day in 2025.
Sample size: 3 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenue per franchisee of $242,191. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- Part I excludes franchises owned and operated by DBA affiliates for anything more than one day, which are reported in the next table.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new 1-800-Got-Junk? outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source 1-800-Got-Junk?, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 40-46, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many 1-800-Got-Junk? outlets there are, and how many closed
1-800-Got-Junk? ended 2025 with 92 franchised outlets and 46 company-owned outlets. In that year 3 franchised outlets opened and 15 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, 1-800-Got-Junk? opened 11 franchised outlets and 52 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 41, from 133 to 92 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 52 were bought back by the franchisor.
On average, about 14% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 7.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 92 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 54 |
| 2024 | 133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 104 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 54 |
| 2023 | 133 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 54 |
Source 1-800-Got-Junk?, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 54, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How 1-800-Got-Junk? compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of 1-800-Got-Junk?'s estimated range is $242,900. It costs more to open than 73% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 14% for 1-800-Got-Junk?. That is higher than 82% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. 1-800-Got-Junk?'s franchised system shrank 31%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. 1-800-Got-Junk? is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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