Franchises in District of Columbia

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 the District of Columbia at the end of its latest reported year, mostly 2025. Each brand’s page lists every state it operates in.

Largest franchises in District of Columbia

McDonald's leads with 24 locations in the District of Columbia, 0% of its US total. Open a brand for its fees, royalty and how its location count has changed.

Best franchises to own in District of Columbia

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 the District of Columbia. They are ordered by how few owners left each year, nationally.

Brands strongest in District of Columbia

The District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

Each of these has at least 300 locations nationally but far fewer in the District of Columbia 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 in District of Columbia by industry

Locations in the District of Columbia by industry, with the largest brand in each. Brands can sit in more than one industry, so the rows overlap. Outside food, home service franchises lead with 29 locations.