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title: "10 Franchise Industry Statistics"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/99af2b07-81f6-4dce-aad9-89f85134fffd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/10-franchise-industry-statistics-2705340
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
published: 2018-01-24T13:08:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:58.399Z
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# 10 Franchise Industry Statistics

**TL;DR:** There were an estimated 745,078 franchise establishments in operation in the U.S. in 2017, with an average growth rate of 1.6% across all 10 business-format lines. The top 5 states for Franchise Employment Growth in 2017 were Utah, Florida, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/10-franchise-industry-statistics-2705340).*

## Story

**2.** The number of franchise establishments increased an average 1.6% in 2017 across all 10 business-format lines.

**3.** The personal services line takes the lead with 2.5% in franchise establishments growth, followed closely by the quick service line at 1.8% growth.

**4.** Estimated franchise employment in 2017 was 7,878,800.That’s a year-over-year increase of 3.1%.

**5.** The top 5 states for Franchise Employment Growth in 2017 were

1. Utah (5.2%)

2. Florida (4.4%)

3. Oregon (4.4%)

4. Nevada (4.1%)

5. Washington (4.0%)

**6.** Top 5 states for Franchise Output Growth: 2017

1. Utah (7.6%)

2. Florida (7.0%)

3. South Carolina (7.0%)

4. Washington (6.7%)

5. Wisconsin (6.5%)

**7.** 7-Eleven was ranked 1st in Entrepreneur’s 2017 Franchise 500 Ranking.

**8.** More than 22% of the 988 companies that submitted their information for Entrepreneur’s 2017 Franchise 500 ranking started franchising in the past five years.

**9.** Mosquito Joe was ranked 1st in Entrepreneur’s 2017 Top New Franchise Ranking.

**10.** 76% of all voters have a favorable view of neighborhood family-owned franchise businesses according to www.franchiseeconomy.com.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- Florida (location)
- south carolina (location)
- Utah (location)
- 7-Eleven (company)
- Mosquito Joe (company)
- Nevada (location)
- Wisconsin (location)
- washington (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/10-franchise-industry-statistics-2705340). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/99af2b07-81f6-4dce-aad9-89f85134fffd).