The Joint...The Chiropractic Place
Health & Fitness · Chiropractic & Physical Therapy
- Active units
- 845
- Avg unit volume
- $570k
- Royalty
- 7.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About The Joint...The Chiropractic Place
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$40k
- Multi-Clinic Discount
$10,000 discount ($29,900 initial franchise fee) for each additional Clinic when 2+ Clinics are purchased and agreements signed at the same time
- DC Path to Ownership Program
$19,900 discount ($20,000 initial franchise fee) for eligible DCs (1+ year working in a Clinic; ≥5% ownership if partnering)
- 2025 Sales Incentive
50% discount on the initial franchise fee for Franchise Agreements signed in 2025; may be combined with another discount for a single Clinic; excludes transfers/company-owned purchases
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
5.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 1,400 sq ft
- Area Development Agreement (ADA) Development Fee
$10k
- Veteran discount
6000.0% off franchise fee — $6,000 discount ($33,900 initial franchise fee) with DD-214 and 51% ownership
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations885
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings70
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate5.1%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR5.2%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.6×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$389k
Annual Gross Sales for 799 franchised Clinics; quartiles based on annual Gross Sales for 2025; U.S. only; excludes certain new, transferred, and sold clinics.
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$687k
Annual Gross Sales for 799 franchised Clinics; quartiles based on annual Gross Sales for 2025; U.S. only; excludes certain new, transferred, and sold clinics.
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$394k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open12 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate7.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.