Home Services
Mosquito Joe Franchise
A seasonal outdoor pest-control franchise focused on mosquito, tick and flea barrier-spray treatments for residential and commercial yards, sold and serviced by Territory. One of the larger single-category pest-control franchise networks by unit count, expanding steadily through the low-400s in franchised outlets over the FDD's three-year window.
Every franchisor has to file a document called an FDD before they can legally sell you a franchise. Buried in it are the two things a sales rep won't volunteer: what you'll actually spend to open, and whether existing locations are opening or closing. That's what's below, pulled straight from Mosquito Joe's own filing.
What it costs to open
From the filing's investment breakdown -- not a "starting at" number a sales rep quoted you.
Franchise fee
$42,500
Total to open
$150,155–$191,575
Ongoing royalty
Not a %-of-revenue fee -- see FDD
What you'd actually spend, over time
The upfront cost is only part of it. Plug in what you expect a location to bring in, and see the real total once royalties over a few years are added on top.
Defaulted to a rough home services industry average, not a figure from Mosquito Joe's own FDD -- change it to your own estimate.
Startup investment (royalty not included -- see below)
$150,155 – $191,575
Mosquito Joe doesn't charge a straightforward percentage-of-revenue royalty -- its FDD describes a different ongoing-fee structure instead. That cost isn't included in the total above; check the FDD directly for the real terms before using this figure to compare against other franchises.
When would you break even?
Revenue alone doesn't tell you this -- it depends on what's left after rent, labor, and everything else. Mosquito Joe's FDD doesn't disclose a reliable profit figure (most franchisors don't), so this starts from a typical home services profit margin (~15%) and applies it to the revenue you entered above -- adjust the percentage to your own realistic estimate.
Defaulted to a general home services industry benchmark, not a figure from Mosquito Joe's own filing -- this is a starting point to adjust, not a promise about what franchisees actually make.
At that profit, you'd break even in about
1.7–2.1 years
Weigh that payback period against what you already know: Mosquito Joe is currently losing locations. A long payback period on a shrinking brand is a very different bet than the same payback period on a growing one.
Is Mosquito Joe actually growing?
Franchisors have to report, every year, how many locations opened, closed, or changed hands. Most franchise sites never show you this. Here it is:
Locations opened vs. closed, by year
ShrinkingFrom Item 20 of Mosquito Joe's FDD, the section franchisors use to disclose real openings and closings.
| Year | Franchised units, start | Franchised units, end | Net change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 394 | 416 | +22 |
| 2024 | 416 | 415 | -1 |
| 2025 | 415 | 407 | -8 |
Most recent year (2025): lost 8 franchised units, ending the year at 407 total.
How Mosquito Joe compares to other Home Services franchises
Across the 11 home services franchises we've hand-verified so far, the typical range to open runs $168,982–$317,036, with royalties averaging around 7.4% of gross sales (based on the 7 of them that charge a flat %-of-revenue royalty).
$258,100–$480,500 · 7% royalty
1-800 Water Damage$142,903–$312,398 · 10% royalty
Pool Scouts$96,662–$133,787 · 8% royalty
PuroClean$108,503–$152,618 · non-%-of-revenue royalty
1-800-GOT-JUNK?$182,300–$303,500 · 8% royalty
Re-Bath$275,875–$606,925 · non-%-of-revenue royalty
Two Men and a Truck$146,950–$512,450 · 6% royalty
Mr. Rooter$152,900–$298,675 · 6% royalty
Servpro$263,305–$385,570 · non-%-of-revenue royalty
Weed Man$81,150–$109,400 · 7% royalty
Mosquito Joe Franchise FAQ
How much does it cost to franchise a Mosquito Joe?
Based on Mosquito Joe's own FDD, total initial investment to open one location runs $150,155–$191,575, including the $42,500 franchise fee. MN CARDS file 9592, Clean FDD issued April 1, 2026, filed 4/23/2026, effective 6/11/2026. Item 1: principal place of business 1010 North University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76707 (the automated parser could not locate this and left it blank -- verified by hand from the FDD text). Item 5: $42,500 Initial Franchise Fee. Item 6: royalty is not a flat percentage -- it's a tiered "License Fee" of 10% of Gross Sales up to $500,000 per Territory per calendar year, dropping to 7% on Gross Sales above that threshold in the same Territory, plus minimum license fees; a separate 2%-of-Gross-Sales MAP Fee funds brand development and internet marketing. royaltyPercent is left null here rather than picking one number, same convention as this dataset's other tiered-royalty entries. Item 7: $150,155-$191,575 for a single-franchise Territory; a Developer package (multiple Territories) totals $192,655-$336,575 and isn't used here. Item 19 discloses a financial performance representation; not reproduced here -- read Item 19 directly. Item 20 Table No. 1 confirmed, franchised outlets 2023-2025.
What is the Mosquito Joe franchise fee?
The initial franchise fee is $42,500. Mosquito Joe's ongoing fee isn't a flat percent-of-revenue royalty -- check the FDD's Item 6 for the actual structure.
Is the Mosquito Joe franchise growing or shrinking?
Shrinking. Across 2023–2025, Mosquito Joe lost a net 13 franchised locations, per its own annual FDD filings.
Keep going
- Mosquito Joe and Mr. Rooter are both home services franchises; Mosquito Joe's total investment starts about $2,745 lower than Mr. Rooter's. Mr. Rooter Franchise
- Mosquito Joe and Two Men and a Truck are both home services franchises; Two Men and a Truck's total investment starts about $3,205 lower than Mosquito Joe's. Two Men and a Truck Franchise
Where this came from: MN CARDS file 9592, Clean FDD issued April 1, 2026, filed 4/23/2026, effective 6/11/2026. Item 1: principal place of business 1010 North University Parks Drive, Waco, TX 76707 (the automated parser could not locate this and left it blank -- verified by hand from the FDD text). Item 5: $42,500 Initial Franchise Fee. Item 6: royalty is not a flat percentage -- it's a tiered "License Fee" of 10% of Gross Sales up to $500,000 per Territory per calendar year, dropping to 7% on Gross Sales above that threshold in the same Territory, plus minimum license fees; a separate 2%-of-Gross-Sales MAP Fee funds brand development and internet marketing. royaltyPercent is left null here rather than picking one number, same convention as this dataset's other tiered-royalty entries. Item 7: $150,155-$191,575 for a single-franchise Territory; a Developer package (multiple Territories) totals $192,655-$336,575 and isn't used here. Item 19 discloses a financial performance representation; not reproduced here -- read Item 19 directly. Item 20 Table No. 1 confirmed, franchised outlets 2023-2025. You can pull the same filing yourself from the California DFPI's public franchise search. Filed 2026-06-11. None of this is investment advice -- get the franchisor's current FDD and talk to a real attorney or accountant before you sign anything.
If you see a different unit count elsewhere: franchisors only have to refile their FDD annually, so the numbers here can run 6–18 months behind a franchisor's own real-time marketing claims -- which often aren't independently verified, and sometimes count signed-but-not-yet-open locations. A gap isn't necessarily an error on either side; it's two different snapshots in time from two different sources.