Zoom Drain Franchise Cost (2026)

What stands out about Zoom Drain

Territory sales have slowed sharply. Item 20 counts each territory as an outlet, and after heavy territory openings in 2023 and 2024, only 6 opened in 2025, leaving 163 franchised territories held by far fewer franchisees. The projected-openings table expects many more territories to open in the coming year, though few signed agreements are waiting.

Costs scale with territory count, not just sales. From the second year after signing, Item 6 sets the royalty at the greater of 6% of Gross Sales or a monthly minimum per territory, and the local advertising requirement is also set per territory, so an owner holding several territories carries several minimums. The brand fund, by contrast, is capped each month.

Item 19 gives no single average for established franchisees. It splits those open past their second year into quartiles whose average annual gross sales differ widely, with the top group far ahead of the bottom, and the owners in that group hold anywhere from a single territory to several. The only cost and earnings breakdown covers the affiliate-owned location, not franchisees.

The service truck drives most of the startup range. Item 7 runs from a short-term truck lease to buying a truck with its equipment, which accounts for most of the spread in $266,250 – $570,500. The estimate assumes an owner-operated business with a small crew and does not include an owner's salary.

What are the initial franchise fees and financial requirements for Zoom Drain?

Item 5 lists an initial franchise fee of $54,500 for Zoom Drain. Check the cited Item 5 for payment timing, discounts and format-specific terms.

Item 5 (PDF pages 12-13): $54,500 for one territory of up to 300,000 people, plus $0.16 per additional person, paid in a lump sum at signing and not refundable. Two contiguous territories cost $99,500 and three $136,000 under one agreement. A Development Agreement for non-contiguous territories costs $54,500 for 1 up to $196,500 for 5. Honorably discharged veterans get $5,000 off their first territory. The Technology Fee ($300 a month) and Productivity Application Fee ($15 to $35 per account a month) start 3 to 4 months before opening.

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 12.

This record lists no minimum net worth or liquid-capital requirement for Zoom Drain, because no sourced figure has been recorded. Ask the franchisor for its current financial qualifications in writing.

How much does it cost to open a Zoom Drain franchise? (Item 7)

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 18.

Item 7 of Zoom Drain’s 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document estimates the total cost to open one single territory at $266,250 – $570,500. This total includes the initial franchise fee.

For comparison, the median high-end investment among 12 home services records without a source-review hold is $283,275.

Item 7 (PDF pages 18-23) prints $266,250 to $570,500 for one territory, assuming an owner-operated business with 2 to 3 employees and no owner salary; its 13 lines add to that total. The service truck, equipment and supplies line is the widest, from three months of a truck lease to buying one. Opening marketing must total $15,000. A 3-territory table prints $362,750 to $672,000 using the $136,000 fee, though its note 1 states $119,500 for three territories.

What ongoing royalties and fees does Zoom Drain charge? (Item 6)

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 13.

Item 6 of Zoom Drain’s 2026 FDD lists the charges below. Recurring charges and charges triggered by a transfer, renewal or other event have different conditions. Read each fee’s basis and notes before comparing rates.

How to read an Item 6 fee table.

Zoom Drain startup investment and modeled fees over 10 years

Item 6 charges 6% of Gross Sales for the first 12 months after signing and, from month 13, the greater of 6% or $1,000 per territory per month, with a separate $1,000 per territory monthly local advertising minimum and a brand fund capped at $4,000 a month. Because these depend on territory count, this record does not produce an annual fee estimate or payback preset. See the fee amounts and definitions in Item 6 above. Open the calculator with your own assumptions.

Item 20: Zoom Drain franchised outlet history

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 66.

Item 20 Table 3 reports 163 franchised outlets at the end of 2025. The company-owned table reports a further 2 outlets. Our calculated average annual franchised exit rate is 9.9% across the 3 reported years, using the definition below.

Franchised units went from 51 to 163 over 3 years (+112).

Reported exits include terminations, non-renewals, franchisor reacquisitions and other cessations. A reacquired outlet may continue operating. How we calculate the exit rate. How to read the Item 20 outlet tables. Compare Zoom Drain’s exit rate with other brands.

10 units changed owners in 2025.

Item 20 counts each territory as an outlet; Item 19 says the 163 franchised territories at the end of 2025 belonged to 55 franchisees. Table 3 totals (PDF page 66) match Table 1 (PDF page 63) and the affiliate-owned Table 4 (PDF page 67), whose 2024 reacquisitions of 2 match. Two territories were reacquired and resold in the same year. Table 5 lists 2 franchise agreements signed but not opened and 40 projected territory openings for 2026.

How much do Zoom Drain franchise owners make? (Item 19)

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 57.

Item 19 of the 2026 FDD reports average Annual Gross Sales, top quartile of franchisees open more than 24 months of $2,807,609 (2025 calendar year, 7 franchisees operating 13 territories; median $1,951,070; 2 (28%) met or exceeded the average). Zoom Drain’s Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees such as the royalty (6% of Gross Sales) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.

See every Zoom Drain Item 19 figure, with its period and sample.

Payback calculator (enter your own assumptions) Check any inputs against this record’s Item 7 startup costs and Item 6 fee rules.

How to interpret Zoom Drain’s Item 19 figures and sample limits.

How long is the Zoom Drain franchise agreement term?

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 17, PDF p. 46.

The standard Zoom Drain franchise agreement runs 10 years, with renewal terms of 5 years.

Item 17 (PDF page 46): 10 years from signing, with 2 additional 5-year terms if you give notice, pay the then-current renewal fee, sign a release and sign the then-current agreement, which may change fees and territorial rights.

How long does it take to open a Zoom Drain franchise? (Item 11)

Source: Zoom Drain 2026 FDD, Item 11, PDF p. 30.

Item 11 of the 2026 FDD states the time from signing the Franchise Agreement to opening: between 90 and 160 days.

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