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    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling vs Junk King

    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.

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling2025 FDDJunk King2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $30,000 – $187,250

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Junk King

    $121,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $10,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18

    Junk King

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $400

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Junk King

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • JDog Junk Removal & Hauling figures come from its 2025 FDD and Junk King figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • JDog Junk Removal & Hauling discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Junk King has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $30,000 – $187,250
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Junk King

    $121,200
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $10,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18

    Junk King

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $400
    Tier 2 royalty: $400/month first 12 months, $600 months 13–24, $800 months 25–36, $1,000 months 37 onward
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Junk King

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    $0.00
    Marketing Fund current contribution
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Junk King

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    94
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42

    Junk King

    171
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    −98
    Calculated: 192 at end of 2023 → 94 at end of 2025

    Junk King

    −318
    Calculated: 489 at end of 2022 → 171 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Junk King

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Junk King

    2023; predecessors began offering the franchised business in 2005
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Junk King

    2022
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Junk King
    Franchised (160 locations) — revenue — Continually Operated Businesses
    $397 per job
    mean Gross Sales per Job
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    Franchised (80 locations) — revenue
    $64,815
    mean Gross Dumpster Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Franchised (160 locations) — revenue — Franchised Businesses that had been open and continuously operated during the e…
    $519,227
    mean Gross Hauling Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72

    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.

    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling vs Junk King: common questions

    Which costs less to open, JDog Junk Removal & Hauling or Junk King?
    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling: $30,000 – $187,250 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Junk King: $121,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for JDog Junk Removal & Hauling. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, JDog Junk Removal & Hauling or Junk King?
    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling: 94 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42); Junk King: 171 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do JDog Junk Removal & Hauling and Junk King disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    JDog Junk Removal & Hauling makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Junk King has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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