Franchises
151
Median Investment
$127K–$270K
Item 19 Disclosed
77%
Median Unit Revenue
$482K
Pennsylvania buyers can evaluate 151 cleaning & maintenance franchise systems with FDDs on file, at a median initial investment of $127K–$270K and a typical franchise fee near $45K. Across the 53 brands that disclose unit revenue in Item 19, median annual revenue per location runs $482K — but 77% of the full set disclose Item 19 at all, so earnings claims still have to be verified brand by brand. 48 of them can be started for under $100K. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh provide major-metro opportunities at meaningfully lower cost than NYC or DC.
Pennsylvania buyer notes for cleaning & maintenance franchises
Cleaning & Maintenance franchise systems with initial investment under $100K.
Compare cleaning & maintenance against the other franchise categories available to Pennsylvania buyers.
The same cleaning & maintenance systems are available to buyers nationwide — see state-specific investment, Item 19, and regulatory context:
Across the 151 cleaning & maintenance franchise systems in our database, median initial investment runs $127K–$270K, with a typical upfront franchise fee near $45K. 48 can be started for under $100K. Each FDD's Item 7 provides the exact investment range for that brand.
77% of the cleaning & maintenance franchises in our Pennsylvania dataset disclose Item 19 financial performance representations. Among the 53 that report unit revenue, the median is $482K per location per year. The remainder rely on Item 1 (business background) and Item 7 (initial investment) without making earnings claims. Brands disclosing Item 19 give you the strongest basis for projecting unit-level revenue.
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh provide major-metro opportunities at meaningfully lower cost than NYC or DC. Healthcare and education sectors create stable B2B-services franchise demand.
Pennsylvania does not require state-level franchise registration, so no separate state-level verification is needed. The federal FTC Rule still requires the franchisor to provide the FDD at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything.
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