Mr. Rooter franchise: what it costs
A plumbing territory with Mr. Rooter can be as large as 100,000 people, and opening it runs from $152,900 up to $298,675. Those figures come from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which the brand must hand over before you buy.
A breakdown of Mr. Rooter franchise costs
- Full cost to open
- From $152,900 up to $298,675 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $42,500 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- Monthly minimums apply; the rate is 6% of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- Monthly minimums apply; the rate is 2% of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $2,093,531 a year on average across 193 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Count of locations as 2025 ended
- Franchise owners ran 238, and the company ran 2 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Mr. Rooter SPV LLC filed the 2026 Mr. Rooter Franchise Disclosure Document with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and every figure above comes from it. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Mr. Rooter FDD: sales and earnings
Item 19 is where Mr. Rooter gives figures; in that FDD part a brand may tell what its locations bring in or make. For all 52 weeks of 2025, 193 franchised businesses were open and reporting; their average yearly sales of $2,093,531 are the main figure. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you rely on any figure in one, see our guide on reading an Item 19.
The number of Mr. Rooter locations
At the end of 2025, the United States had 240 Mr. Rooter locations, with franchise owners running 99% of them (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Mr. Rooter FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Mr. Rooter FDD and franchise agreement with you.