Franchise opportunities compared
Goosehead Insurance vs Jackson Hewitt
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Jackson Hewitt discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Goosehead Insurance: 10, Jackson Hewitt: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | GIGoosehead Insurance |  Jackson Hewitt |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $66,000 – $111,500 Total estimated initial investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22 | $18,900 – $71,050 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | $25,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $20 Royalty rate — initial term 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $6.00 Royalty on revenue you receive from your offering of a tax course will be reduced by — 6% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Marketing contribution maximum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $5,000 vertising and marketing fee of 6.5% of your Gross Volume of Business. You must spend — 5000 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 13 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58 | 10,248 Outlets at end of 2026 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −1,225 Calculated: 1,238 at end of 2023 → 13 at end of 2025 | +5,768 Calculated: 4,480 at end of 2024 → 10,248 at end of 2026 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise producers in the Northeast region with majority time dedicated to new… $41,900 other new business gross revenue per franchise producer · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise producers in the Southeast region with majority time dedicated to new… $432,112 other new business premium per franchise producer · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise producers in the Mid Atlantic region with majority time dedicated to… $446,364 other new business premium per franchise producer · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 +7 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Kiosk franchised CoveredOffices $2,121 other Kiosk · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Standard franchised CoveredOffices $167,954 other Standard · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.