Bubbly Laundry franchise
2025 filing · April 28, 2025
Bubbly Laundry at a glance
A laundry pick-up and delivery business that also offers sneaker restoration and home and office cleaning.
The business
- Franchisor
- Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $48K–$186K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $25,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenue, paid twice a month, plus 1% of gross revenue or $100 twice a month (whichever is greater) to the brand fund
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 1% of gross revenue or $100 twice a month, whichever is more
- Renewal fee
- $2,500
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 5 years
Where it is
- Franchised, 2024
- 3
- As printed in the filing
From Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Bubbly Laundry among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Bubbly Laundry | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $117,029 | Costs less than 84% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
How much a Bubbly Laundry franchise costs
Opening one Bubbly Laundry costs an estimated $47,585 to $186,473. 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 $50K.
Source: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 16
Bubbly Laundry franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue, paid twice a month, plus 1% of gross revenue or $100 twice a month (whichever is greater) to the brand fund. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross revenue or $100 twice a month, whichever is more. |
| Technology Fee | Our then-current fee ($0, as of the Issuance Date) |
| Renewal Fee | $2,500 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Other fees as filed, from pages 9–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Bubbly Laundry 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: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 38
How Bubbly Laundry compares
Of the 9 laundromat franchises on this site, Bubbly Laundry is the cheapest to open.
| Figure | Bubbly Laundry | Typical laundromat brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $48K | $710K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $186K | $1.6M | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $40K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 8 of 9 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 9 brands in laundromat franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 (+3) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
These figures don't add up as printed: the 2024 counts come to 4, but the filing shows 3. Worth asking the franchisor.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: cleaning franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 39
Where Bubbly Laundry locations are
At the end of 2024, Bubbly Laundry had locations in 1 state. The most are in New York.
- New York4
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Source: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
Who owns Bubbly Laundry?
Bubbly Laundry franchises are sold by Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC.
From Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC’s 2025 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| 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: Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Bubbly Laundry filings
The figures on this page come from Bubbly Laundry Franchise LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 28, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 28, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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