PremierGarage franchise unit economics
PremierGarage franchisees design, sell and install garage storage, cabinetry and flooring from a van. Of 67 reporting franchisees, 43 hold one territory and 24 hold several. On the median, a single territory produced $311,520 against $181,851 for each territory a multi-territory owner holds, 71.3% more from one piece of ground than from each of several.
- Primary source
- Organized Spaces, LLC, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document
- Items read
- Item 19 for sales and any profit figure; Item 20 for the location count
- Population
- 67 of 134 locations
- Our calculations
- Marked on the page with an asterisk. Method
- Last reviewed
- 26 September 2026
Disclosure-based. Not a forecast, not an offer to sell a franchise, and not advice.
43 franchisees hold a single territory and 24 hold several. Read on the mean, the multi-territory group looks 5.4% ahead for each territory it holds. Read on the median, it is 41.6% behind. The difference is one franchisee billing $6,132,794, and the year-on-year figures settle the argument: single-territory revenue rose 19.50% while multi-territory revenue rose 3.93% and its median fell 18.20%.
- A single territory produced $311,520 at the median against $181,851 for each territory a multi-territory owner holds. 71.3% more from one piece of ground than from each of an average 3.8 *, and through the middle half of each group the single-territory lead is 26.5%.
- Single-territory revenue rose 19.50% last year while the multi-territory median fell 18.20%. $314,012 to $375,255 against $852,163 down to $697,095 *, two halves of one system moving in opposite directions in the same twelve months.
- The fee minimums are charged for each territory, so they land hardest on the owners holding most. $12,000 of royalty and $3,000 of advertising fund a year for every territory *. The median multi-territory franchisee pays the minimum on all 3.8 and hands over 9.29% of revenue against a 6% headline.
- Zero territories opened in 2025 and 12 closed. 146 down to 134, after 161 and 168 in the two years before *, a 20.2% contraction across three years with 1 opening projected for the year ahead.
- The lowest-selling single-territory business billed $12,270 against $18,000 of fee minimums. 146.70% of its revenue *. The minimum is set in dollars, so it stands at the same level whatever a territory produced.
How much does a PremierGarage franchise make?
The average PremierGarage unit reported $375,255 of revenue in the 2026 FDD, and the median reported $311,520. The brand’s disclosure document discloses revenue and not profit, so what an owner keeps depends on the cost structure set out below. Fees come off the top first, at about 6.8% of sales across royalty, brand fund and the rest of the stack. Revenue is not income. Rent, wages, cost of goods and the franchise fees all come out before an owner is paid. The figures for the highest-selling and lowest-selling businesses are below.
Top performers
What separates the top PremierGarage performers
PremierGarage splits its locations into groups instead of publishing one average. The best group averaged $546,615 a year. The worst averaged $139,249. Both run the same brand, on the same agreement, paying the same fees. The middle location sold $311,520. The average was $375,255. More than half the system is below the number the brand quotes.
Decided before you open
- Trade area and site.A 3.9× gap between bands is not an operating gap. Catchment, daytime population and what sits next door set the ceiling before the first customer arrives.
- Territory, and how much of it is real.This model sells from a territory rather than a building, quoted at 100,000 households. Two owners with the same brand and different ground are running different businesses, and density decides how much driving sits between jobs.
- What you spend to open.Opening costs $186,730 to $284,250, a 1.5× range inside one brand. The high end usually buys more capacity, so the cheapest build is not always the cheapest route to the top band.
Live operating levers
- Service calls, the operating driver.This model bills on service calls. A technician finishes only so many calls a day, so the owner works on how many of them turn into paid work and what the average ticket is worth. It is worth watching every week, because by the time it turns up in a monthly close the quarter is half gone.
- Fees, and where the minimum bites.Fees run about 6.8% of sales. A minimum sits underneath the percentage, so the low-volume location pays the higher effective rate. The brand charges the weakest locations the most. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum and know which side of it you are on, because the answer changes what an extra dollar of sales is worth.
Context you underwrite around
- The reporting screen.67 of 134 locations are behind these figures. Locations open less than the full year, brand-owned, or not meeting the reporting criteria are excluded, so the numbers describe locations that cleared that screen, not the system as a whole.
- What the disclosure leaves out.Item 19 publishes no profit or cost data for franchised locations. Anything below the sales line has to come from the franchisor or from owners you call.
One territory or several
The mean says one thing. Everything else says the opposite.
| Measure | Single territory, 43 | Multiple territories, 24 | Multi, for each territory * | Single ahead by * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $375,255 | $1,520,237 | $396,584 | −5.4% |
| 75th percentile | $546,615 | $2,349,839 | $613,001 | −10.8% |
| Median | $311,520 | $697,095 | $181,851 | +71.3% |
| Middle half, average | $297,792 | $902,701 | $235,487 | +26.5% |
| Middle half, median | $295,251 | $681,342 | $177,741 | +66.1% |
| 25th percentile | $139,249 | $447,948 | $116,856 | +19.2% |
| Range | $12,270 to $1,590,333 | $53,714 to $6,132,794 | n/a | n/a |
The first two figure columns are as the brand reported it. The two right-hand columns are marked *, dividing the multi-territory figures by 3.8333. Is the 92 territories those 24 franchisees held divided among them.
The multi-territory average is carried by one franchisee. Its median is 45.9% of its mean, against 83.0% for the single-territory group *, and the group holds a business billing $6,132,794 inside 24 franchisees.
Through the middle half of each group, one territory beats several by 26.5%. $297,792 against $235,487 for each territory *, and this is the comparison with the outliers stripped from both sides, which makes it the one to trust.
Single-territory franchisees are 64.2% of the reporting group and 30.7% of its revenue. 43 of 67, holding 43 of 135 territories *, so two thirds of the owners in this system work about a third of the ground.
The system produces $389,790 for each territory it holds. $52,621,653 across 135 *, which on a territory of roughly 100,000 households is $3.90 for each household, before allowing for the older territories that differ in size.
The year that split them
One half grew. The other went backwards.
| Measure | Single 2024 | Single 2025 | Change * | Multi 2024 | Multi 2025 | Change * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $314,012 | $375,255 | +19.50% | $1,462,780 | $1,520,237 | +3.93% |
| Median | $217,586 | $311,520 | +43.17% | $852,163 | $697,095 | −18.20% |
| 75th percentile | $354,700 | $546,615 | +54.11% | $1,744,570 | $2,349,839 | +34.69% |
| Middle half, average | $229,745 | $297,792 | +29.62% | $943,457 | $902,701 | −4.32% |
| Middle half, median | $217,586 | $295,251 | +35.69% | $905,796 | $681,342 | −24.78% |
| 25th percentile | $119,341 | $139,249 | +16.68% | $422,519 | $447,948 | +6.02% |
Both years are as the brand reported it; the change columns are marked *.
The single-territory median gained 43.17% in one year. $217,586 to $311,520 *. The largest single-year move on any measure here, and it happened in the half of the system with the least ground.
Three of the multi-territory group’s six measures fell. The median, the middle half’s average and the middle half’s median, down 18.20%, 4.32% and 24.78% *, while its 75th percentile rose 34.69%, so the top of that group pulled away from its own middle.
Both groups lifted their lowest-selling quarter. The 25th percentile rose 16.68% for single-territory franchisees and 6.02% for multi-territory ones *, so the minimum improved on both sides even as the middles diverged.
A minimum for each territory
5% of revenue, or $15,000 a territory, whichever is greater.
| Fee | Rate | Minimum | A year for each territory * | Sales at which the rate takes over * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of sales | $500 a month in year one, $1,000 thereafter | $12,000 | $240,000 |
| National advertising fund | 1% of sales | $250 a month | $3,000 | $300,000 |
| Both together | 6.0% | n/a | $15,000 | n/a |
| Technology | n/a | $250 a month for the first territory, $125 for each further one | $3,000, then $1,500 | n/a |
Rates and minimums are as the brand reported it; the two right-hand columns are marked *.
| Business | Sales | Royalty * | Advertising * | Technology * | All of it * | As a share * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single territory, average | $375,255 | $18,763 | $3,753 | $3,000 | $25,515 | 6.80% |
| Single territory, median | $311,520 | $15,576 | $3,115 | $3,000 | $21,691 | 6.96% |
| Single territory, 25th percentile | $139,249 | $12,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $18,000 | 12.93% |
| Multi-territory, average | $1,520,237 | $76,012 | $15,202 | $7,250 | $98,464 | 6.48% |
| Multi-territory, median | $697,095 | $46,000 | $11,500 | $7,250 | $64,750 | 9.29% |
| Multi-territory, 25th percentile | $447,948 | $46,000 | $11,500 | $7,250 | $64,750 | 14.45% |
Revenue figures are as the brand reported it. Every fee column is marked *, applying the greater of the rate or the minimum to each territory and assuming 3.83 territories for the multi-territory rows and the mature $1,000 monthly royalty minimum.
The median multi-territory franchisee pays the minimum on every territory it holds. $46,000 of royalty against $34,855 at a straight 5% *, so its all-in rate is 9.29% against a headline 6%, while the median single-territory franchisee pays 6.96%.
At the 25th percentile the multi-territory owner pays 14.45% and the single-territory owner 12.93%. The same $15,000 minimum for each territory *, and the multi-territory owner is paying it 3.83 times over on revenue that averages $116,856 for each territory.
Buying a second territory costs $45,000 at the same time and $55,000 later. Against a $55,000 initial territory fee and a $19,950 franchise fee *, so two territories cost $119,950 to the brand before any equipment, against $74,950 for one.
Entry runs 26 to 39 weeks of a single-territory business’s sales. $186,730 to $284,250 against $375,255 *, carrying a vehicle at $10,000 to $55,000, a trailer at $10,000 to $20,000, a forklift at $6,000 to $14,000 and a $37,500 tools and supplies package.
The network of locations
Three years of contraction, and a year with zero openings. (Item 20)
| Year | At start | Opened | Terminations | Non-renewals | Ceased, other | At end | Net change * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 168 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 161 | −4.2% |
| 2024 | 161 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 146 | −9.3% |
| 2025 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 134 | −8.2% |
Counts are as the brand reported it; the net change column is marked *.
The system is 20.2% smaller than it was two years earlier. 168 territories down to 134 *, and the contraction ran at a similar pace in each of the last two years, at 9.3% and 8.2%.
2025 brought zero openings and 12 departures. 7 non-renewals and 5 closures for other reasons *, and the brand projects 1 opening for the year ahead against zero agreements already signed.
Ceased operations for other reasons is the largest exit line in both years. 16 in 2024 and 5 in 2025 against 3 terminations and 7 non-renewals combined *, so departures here are mostly owners choosing to stop.
What remains bills better than what left. The single-territory average rose 19.50% while that group shrank from 45 franchisees to 43 *, so part of the improvement is the lowest-selling businesses leaving.
Questions we get asked
Questions owners ask.
What does a PremierGarage franchisee bill?
A single-territory franchisee averaged $375,255 in 2025 against a median of $311,520, across a range of $12,270 to $1,590,333. A multi-territory franchisee, holding 3.8 territories on average, averaged $1,520,237 against a median of $697,095, across $53,714 to $6,132,794.
Is a second territory worth it?
The answer is mixed, and the middle of it is discouraging. For each territory held, a multi-territory franchisee averaged $396,584 against a single territory’s $375,255, ahead by 5.4%. But at the median it produced $181,851 for each territory against $311,520, and through the middle half of each group $235,487 against $297,792. The average is carried by a franchisee billing $6,132,794.
Which group had the better year?
Single-territory franchisees, clearly. Their average rose 19.50% and their median 43.17% between 2024 and 2025, while the multi-territory average rose 3.93% and its median fell 18.20%. Both groups lost franchisees over the same period, so some of the single-territory gain is the lowest-selling businesses leaving.
What does the brand take?
A royalty of the greater of 5% of sales or $500 a month for each territory in year one and $1,000 a month thereafter. An advertising fund payment of the greater of 1% or $250 a month for each territory. Technology at $250 a month for the first territory and $125 for each further one. Both minimums may rise with the consumer price index each April.
When does the minimum bite?
Below $240,000 of annual revenue in a territory for the royalty and below $300,000 for the advertising fund, on our reading. That is why the median multi-territory franchisee pays 9.29% of revenue all in against a 6% headline. Its territories average $181,851 apiece. So the minimum applies to each of them.
What does it cost to open?
$186,730 to $284,250, of which $74,950 goes to the brand as a $19,950 franchise fee and a $55,000 initial territory fee. Two territories bought at once cost $119,950 to the brand. Veterans and their spouses receive 15% off both fees.
How stable is the system?
It is contracting. Territories went from 168 at the start of 2023 to 134 at the end of 2025, a fall of 20.2%. There were zero openings in 2025 against 7 non-renewals and 5 other closures, with 1 opening projected for the following year.
- No profit figure. The filing reports sales and not earnings, so what an owner keeps is not disclosed.
- No cost lines. Wages, rent and cost of goods are not broken out, so margin cannot be rebuilt from the document.
Questions worth putting to PremierGarage
The filing answers what it answers. These are the gaps an owner or a buyer should close directly.
- What do locations at the median spend on wages and rent as a share of sales? The filing reports sales only.
- What separates the highest-selling locations from the lowest: trade area, years open, size, or the owner?
- How long does a new location take to reach the average you publish, and what does the build-up look like month by month?
- At what level of sales do the minimum charges stop applying and the percentage take over?
- How many PremierGarage locations closed, were sold, or changed hands last year, and why?
Run your own numbers.
The Franchise Finance Diagnostic runs the same checks on your own numbers. It scores where you stand and compares you with Item 19 of your brand’s FDD. It works out what one location earns and spends, and builds a 13-week cash forecast. Checks whether you are ready to open another one. It is free and it runs in your browser.
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Questions owners ask next
The figures above raise these, and each one is answered on its own page.
- At what level of sales does a minimum fee stop costing me more than the percentage?How royalty, ad fund and minimums actually work on a monthly statement.
- How much cash do I fund before a new location covers its own costs?A 13-week forecast for the months before break-even.
- My payroll percentage keeps climbing. Is that a payroll problem?Usually it is a revenue problem wearing a payroll costume.
- Revenue was the highest it has been. Why did profit not move?Where the extra revenue went, line by line.
- At what point do spreadsheets stop coping?What changes at around ten units, and why lenders care.