Avalon Corporate Car franchise
2025 filing · April 23, 2025
Avalon Corporate Car at a glance
A New York black-car service whose owner-drivers buy a subscription to take dispatched corporate rides. At the end of 2024 there were 155 Avalon Corporate Car locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Avalon Corporate Car, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $28K–$76K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $2,000
- The subscription fee, plus $1,000 security and $1,000 fine deposits
- Royalty
- 28% of vouchers
- 28% of the net amount of each voucher submitted, plus $1 per voucher (5% more for payment on the second business day)
- Agreement length
- 20 years
- Territory
- None
- No exclusive territory
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 155
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 155
- Company-owned
- 0
From Avalon Corporate Car, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Avalon Corporate Car among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Avalon Corporate Car | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $51,730 | Costs less than 96% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $2,000 | Lower than 99% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 155 | More than 83% of franchises |
How much a Avalon Corporate Car franchise costs
Opening one Avalon Corporate Car costs an estimated $27,648 to $75,813. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $30K.
Source: Avalon Corporate Car, Inc, 2025 filing, page 17
Avalon Corporate Car franchise fee
The franchise fee is $2,000, the subscription fee, plus $1,000 security and $1,000 fine deposits. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Avalon Corporate Car, Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 28% of the net amount of each voucher submitted, plus $1 per voucher (5% more for payment on the second business day). |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Avalon Corporate Car, Inc, 2025 filing, page 12
Sales and earnings
No figures Avalon Corporate Car does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Avalon Corporate Car, Inc, 2025 filing, page 31
How Avalon Corporate Car compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Avalon Corporate Car is the 35th cheapest to open and the 54th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Avalon Corporate Car | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $28K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $76K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $2K | $45K | $40K |
| US locations | 155 | 32 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +27% | +3.8% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 130 (+8) | 0 |
| 2023 | 155 (+24) | 0 |
| 2024 | 155 (−1) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. The counts include subscriptions whose drivers have stopped working but may resume.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Avalon Corporate Car, Inc, 2025 filing, page 32
Who owns Avalon Corporate Car?
Avalon Corporate Car franchises are sold by Avalon Corporate Car, Inc.
From Avalon Corporate Car, Inc’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 10. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Avalon Corporate Car, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Avalon Corporate Car filings
The figures on this page come from Avalon Corporate Car, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued April 23, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 23, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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