Home Cleaning Centers of America franchise
2025 filing · April 4, 2025Fewer locations
Home Cleaning Centers of America at a glance
A cleaning business serving homes and businesses under the Home Cleaning Centers of America name. At the end of 2024 there were 21 Home Cleaning Centers of America locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 500–700 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $43K–$45K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $12,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 3%–5% tiered
- Set by monthly gross sales: 5% up to $25,000 a month, 4.5% to $100,000, 4% to $150,000, 3.5% to $200,000 and 3% above that
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- None mandatory; right to charge up to $5,000
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 21
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 21
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 2 years
- −5
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 8
- Most in Colorado, Missouri and Georgia
From Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Home Cleaning Centers of America among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Home Cleaning Centers of America | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $44,300 | Costs less than 97% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $12,500 | Lower than 94% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 21 | More than 50% of franchises |
How much a Home Cleaning Centers of America franchise costs
Opening one Home Cleaning Centers of America costs an estimated $43,300 to $45,300. 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: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 11
Home Cleaning Centers of America franchise fee
The franchise fee is $12,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | Set by monthly gross sales: 5% up to $25,000 a month, 4.5% to $100,000, 4% to $150,000, 3.5% to $200,000 and 3% above that. |
|---|---|
| Software | $ 0 |
| Renewal Fee | None mandatory; right to charge up to $5,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Home Cleaning Centers of America 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: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 24
SBA loans to Home Cleaning Centers of America franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Home Cleaning Centers of America franchisees from 2006 to 2018, $237K in all. Of the 2 that have ended, 1 was paid in full and 1 was charged off. The other one hasn’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Home Cleaning Centers of America compares
Of the 20 residential cleaning franchises on this site, Home Cleaning Centers of America is the 2nd cheapest to open and the 9th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Home Cleaning Centers of America | Typical residential cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $43K | $100K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $45K | $144K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $13K | $43K | $40K |
| US locations | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 3.9% | 3.6% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | −19.2% | +10.6% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 14 of 20 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 20 brands in residential cleaning franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 (−5) | 0 | – | – |
| 2022 | 25 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| 2023 | 24 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| 2024 | 21 (−3) | 0 | – | – |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: cleaning franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 31 to 21 (−10, −32%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 25
2021: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2024 filing, page 25
Where Home Cleaning Centers of America locations are
At the end of 2024, Home Cleaning Centers of America had franchised locations in 8 states. The most are in Colorado, Missouri and Georgia.
- Colorado7
- Missouri3
- Georgia2
- Illinois2
- Indiana2
- Kansas2
Source: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, page 26
Who owns Home Cleaning Centers of America?
Home Cleaning Centers of America franchises are sold by Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc.
From Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc’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: Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Home Cleaning Centers of America filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Home Cleaning Centers of America, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued April 4, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 4, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
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