JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise
2025 filing · June 30, 2025Growing
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care at a glance
A carpet cleaning and floor care business for homes and businesses, offered to veterans, active military and their families. At the end of 2025 there were 22 JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2019
- 6 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Berwyn, Pennsylvania
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $43K–$206K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $15K–$35K
- Set by territory population ($35,000 for a Tier 1 territory of 100,000 to 220,000 people)
- Royalty
- $800–$2,000 a month
- A flat monthly royalty that rises over the term: for a Tier 1 territory, $800 a month in year 1, $1,200 in year 2, $1,600 in year 3 and $2,000 after that; Tier 2 pays half as much and Tier 3 $500 a month
- Brand fund
- None now
- Not charged at present ($0); up to $300 a month
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 15 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 22
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 22
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +13
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 8
- Most in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado
From JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 131; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $124,678 | Costs less than 83% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $15,000 | Lower than 93% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 22 | More than 51% of franchises |
How much a JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise costs
Opening one JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care costs an estimated $42,909 to $206,447. 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: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 17
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchise fee
The franchise fee is $15,000 to $35,000, set by territory population ($35,000 for a Tier 1 territory of 100,000 to 220,000 people). You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A flat monthly royalty that rises over the term: for a Tier 1 territory, $800 a month in year 1, $1,200 in year 2, $1,600 in year 3 and $2,000 after that; Tier 2 pays half as much and Tier 3 $500 a month. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Not charged at present ($0); up to $300 a month. |
| Technology Fee | Currently $0 |
| Renewal | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from pages 13–15. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care 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: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care | Typical cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +29% / +144% | +2.3% / +11% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 24% / 178% | 4.9% / 18% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical cleaning brand is the median of the 51 brands in cleaning franchises with three years of counts.
How JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care compares
Of the 125 cleaning franchises on this site, JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care is the 20th cheapest to open and the 70th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care | Typical cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $43K | $97K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $206K | $165K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $15K | $40K | $40K |
| US locations | 22 | 46 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 88 of 125 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 125 brands in cleaning franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 (+1) | 0 | – | – |
| 2023 | 12 (+3) | 0 | +3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 (+5) | 0 | +17 | −12 |
| 2025 | 22 (+5) | 0 | +9 | −4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Over 4 years, from the start of 2022 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 8 to 22 (+14, +175%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 40
2022: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2024 filing, page 45
Where JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care locations are
At the end of 2025, JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care had franchised locations in 8 states. The most are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
- New Jersey9
- Pennsylvania7
- Colorado1
- Florida1
- Georgia1
- Michigan1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
Source: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, page 41
Who owns JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care?
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care franchises are sold by JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC.
From JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC’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 pages 11–12. |
|---|---|
| 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: JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on pages 11–12, bankruptcy on page 12
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from JDog Carpet Franchising, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued June 30, 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 | June 30, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2022 |
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