Franchises in Alaska

A franchise brand’s presence in your state tells you more than its national size. It shows whether customers here already know the name, whether there is a field team and supply route nearby, and how much room is left for a new location. The tables below count each brand’s franchised and company-owned locations in Alaska at the end of its latest reported year, mostly 2025. Each brand’s page lists every state it operates in.

Largest franchises in Alaska

Ace Hardware leads with 31 locations in Alaska, 1% of its US total. Food brands make up most of the list: they account for 58% of the locations in these tables. Open a brand for its fees, royalty and how its location count has changed.

Best franchises to own in Alaska

These brands pass all five tests on our best franchises to own ranking (they grew, few owners left, they share earnings figures, they are on the SBA directory and they had at least 100 US locations three years ago) and already operate in Alaska. They are ordered by how few owners left each year, nationally.

Brands strongest in Alaska

Alaska has about 0% of the US locations of the brands listed here. These brands have a much larger share of their locations in the state, often because they started here or grew outward from a regional base. A strong home market usually means local brand recognition, but also fewer open territories.

Well-known brands with few locations in Alaska

Each of these has at least 300 locations nationally but far fewer in Alaska than a brand its size usually has here. That can mean open territory for a new owner. It can also mean the brand isn’t selling franchises in the state, has a supply chain that doesn’t reach it yet, or has tried and left, so ask the franchisor which it is.

Franchises under $150K in Alaska

Brands with at least five locations in Alaska whose estimate starts at $150K or less, cheapest first, with the business each runs. For more options at your budget, use the franchise finder.

Franchises in Alaska by industry

Locations in Alaska by industry, with the largest brand in each. Brands can sit in more than one industry, so the rows overlap. Outside food, retail franchises lead with 32 locations.