How much does an AtWork franchise cost?
Opening an AtWork franchise takes a total initial investment of $156,000 to $213,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports gross revenue of $1,545,405 across 71 outlets.
AtWork franchises offices which provide temporary employees and other staffing services to their customers. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open an AtWork franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $156,000 to $213,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 6 to 9 months ($66,000 to $102,500), Office Equipment and Supplies ($15,000 to $20,000), and Insurance Deposit ($9,500 to $12,000). Together they make up about 63% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 26% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Lease/ | $900 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Office Equipment and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $15,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Utility Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Risk Management Reserve Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $9,500 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Printed Material and Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $600 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Telephone2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Costs to Attend Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $3,000 | $4,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Services and Miscellaneous Start-Up Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – 6 to 9 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $66,000 | $102,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $156,000 | $213,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
Source AtWork, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What AtWork franchisees actually report earning
Gross Revenue
$1,545,405
AtWork's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 Calendar Year. Basis: 71 Franchised Offices that operated as standard Offices during the entire 2024 calendar year.
Sample size: 71 outlets. The FDD also reports gross revenue of $3,498,601. 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
- 8 Offices that opened during the 2024 calendar year and did not operate for the entire 2024 calendar year were excluded.
- 5 Offices that operate as satellite offices offering limited services focused on in-person recruiting were excluded.
- 5 franchised offices that permanently closed during the 2024 calendar year are not included in the 84 franchised Offices.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new AtWork outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source AtWork, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many AtWork outlets there are, and how many closed
AtWork ended 2024 with 84 franchised outlets and 6 company-owned outlets. In that year 8 franchised outlets opened and 5 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, AtWork opened 29 franchised outlets and 16 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 13, from 71 to 84 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 6 were terminated, 1 was bought back by the franchisor, and 9 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 6.9% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 49 |
| 2023 | 80 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 49 |
| 2022 | 71 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 49 |
Source AtWork, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45-49, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How AtWork 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 AtWork's estimated range is $184,500. It costs more to open than 63% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 6.9% for AtWork. That is lower than 55% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. AtWork's franchised system grew 18%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.3%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. AtWork 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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