Roto-Rooter Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot
Plumbing Installation & Service
Roto-Rooter
The franchise offered is for the right to operate a business-offering sewer, drain, pipe cleaning and specific related services under the name "Roto-Rooter".
Business Snapshot
- Industry: Plumbing Installation & Service
- Headquarters: West Des Moines, Iowa, US
- Parent group: Independent / not linked
- Website: https://rotorooter.com
Economics Highlights
- Initial fee: $25,000 to $75,000 ($0.15 per person in Territory, minimum $25,000), fully earned and non-refundable upon payment.
- Royalty: Monthly Franchise Fee: $545 to $36,000+ per month based on population formula (Tier 1: first 500k pop $493.72/100k +10%; Tier 2: next 500k $467.73/100k +25%; Tier 3: over 1M $441.76/100k +30%), adjusted annually by CPI, every 5 years for population changes. Minimum $530 first year. Reduced by 5% rebates on purchases. No exclusions noted.
- Brand fund: Company spends at least 15% of aggregate monthly franchise fees from US/Canadian franchisees on national advertising, market research, and promotional materials. Nature/type/coverage at Company's discretion.
- Local ad minimum: Minimum local advertising: 10.84¢ per person in 2025, increasing annually to 13.47¢ in 2034, based on most recent determinable population. Must spend on telephone directories, internet marketing, direct mail, media broadcasting, trade shows. If not spent, pay difference to Company for national use. Right to approve all advertising.
- Item 19 median AUV: Not available
- Item 19 coverage: Not available
What Roto-Rooter Does
The franchise offered is for the right to operate a business-offering sewer, drain, pipe cleaning and specific related services under the name "Roto-Rooter".
This page is generated from Franchise Fox franchise and FDD-derived data. Reported franchisee counts and economics usually come from the most recent available FDD snapshot rather than manually edited marketing copy.
Scale and Filing Notes
The current Franchise Fox dataset has strong FDD coverage, but live location counts are still sparse in the denormalized export. For now, the best “size” signal is reported franchisee count.
