Jet-Black franchise
2026 filing · April 29, 2026Shares sales figures
Jet-Black at a glance
An asphalt sealcoating and pavement services business for driveways and parking lots. At the end of 2025 there were 120 Jet-Black locations in the US, 117 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Jet-Black International, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $110K–$179K
- One to two territories
- Franchise fee
- $48,000
- For the first territory, $32,000 for each additional territory
- Royalty
- 1.5–8%
- A continuing fee on each job that slides from 8% of the price of jobs up to $2,000 to 1.5% on jobs over $100,000, with a yearly minimum per territory, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- $3,000 for each Territory being renewed
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 120
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 117
- Company-owned
- 3
Support and records
From Jet-Black International, Inc’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 74; 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
Jet-Black among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Jet-Black | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $144,547 | Costs less than 78% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $48,000 | Higher than 62% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 120 | More than 79% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $534,059 | Lower than 68% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.7× | Higher than 85% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Jet-Black franchise costs
Opening one to two territories costs an estimated $110,072 to $179,022. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are initial fee ($48,000 to $80,000) and initial inventory ($28,038 to $38,038). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Fee | $48,000 | $80,000 | |
| Sealcoating Trailer | $21,584 | ||
| Initial Inventory | $28,038 | $38,038 | |
| Opening Support Fee | $5,000 | ||
| Training Expenses | $500 | ||
| Business Office/Garage | $0 | $1,500 | |
| Lease – 3 Months Computer Equipment | $0 | $2,000 | |
| Phone and Internet | $50 | $400 | |
| Truck | $1,900 | $25,000 | |
| Additional Funds | $5,000 | ||
| Total | $110,072 | $179,022 | |
Source: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2026 filing, page 21
Jet-Black franchise fee
The franchise fee is $48,000, for the first territory, $32,000 for each additional territory. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2026 filing, page 10
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A continuing fee on each job that slides from 8% of the price of jobs up to $2,000 to 1.5% on jobs over $100,000, with a yearly minimum per territory, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Technology Fee | Currently, $650 per year, plus $100 per each additional Territory. |
| Renewal Fee | $3,000 for each Territory being renewed |
| Training Fees for New General Manager | $500 per person |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2026 filing, page 13
Other fees as filed, from pages 15–17. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Jet-Black publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $534,059
- Median revenue
- $426,511
Yearly figures for 2025, covering full-time franchised businesses running only Jet-Black, for 2025 (36 locations). The average is about 3.7 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2026 filing, pages 42–43
SBA loans to Jet-Black franchisees
Lenders approved 16 SBA 7(a) loans for Jet-Black franchisees from 2002 to 2026, $1.28M in all. All 10 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 6 haven’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 Jet-Black compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Jet-Black is the 217th cheapest to open and the 72nd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Jet-Black | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $110K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $179K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $48K | $45K | $40K |
| Sales per location | $534K | $472K | $794K |
| US locations | 120 | 32 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +25.8% | +3.8% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 (+2) | 8 |
| 2022 | 93 (−6) | 8 |
| 2023 | 103 (+10) | 6 |
| 2024 | 114 (+11) | 3 |
| 2025 | 117 (+3) | 3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. Outlet counts represent territories; 47 franchisees ran 117 territories at the end of 2025.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 97 to 117 (+20, +21%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2026 filing, page 53
2021–2022: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2024 filing, page 43
Who owns Jet-Black?
Jet-Black franchises are sold by Jet-Black International, Inc.
From Jet-Black International, Inc’s 2026 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: Jet-Black International, Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 10, bankruptcy on page 10
Jet-Black filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Jet-Black International, Inc’s 2026 filing, issued April 29, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 29, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
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