Franchise Decision Radar

Cleaning franchise system health: growth, closures, transfers, and brand stability

Growth, attrition, and churn over 3 years (2022–2024). Extracted from Item 20 (outlet counts) of each 2025 FDD.

System Size Extracted

Brand Franchised Co.-Owned Total Age
Merry MaidsLargest 802 0 802 46 yrs
Molly Maid 448 0 448 41 yrs
The Maids 338 31 369 47 yrs
MaidPro 237 0 237 29 yrs
The Cleaning Authority 233 3 236 None yrs
Two Maids & A Mop 144 0 144 12 yrs
Maid Right 35 0 35 12 yrs

Net Unit Growth (Franchised) Extracted

Brand 2022 2023 2024 3-Year Net Trajectory
Two Maids & A Mop +7 +19 +26 +52 Accelerating
The Cleaning Authority +9 +3 +12 +24 Stable positive
Maid Right +13 +7 -9 +11 Growing but high churn
MaidPro -5 -4 +0 -9 Stabilizing
The Maids -8 +0 -5 -13 Mild contraction
Molly Maid -20 -17 -16 -53 Steady contraction
Merry Maids -43 -62 -82 -187 Accelerating contraction

Openings & Closures (3-Year Totals) Extracted

Brand Opened Terminated Ceased / Non-Renewed Transferred
Merry MaidsHigh churn 25 73 139 119
Molly Maid 21 16 58 48
The Maids 33 36 0 15
MaidPro 38 26 21 40
The Cleaning Authority 41 8 9 29
Two Maids & A Mop 68 5 10 24
Maid Right 44 6 27 3

Total Attrition (2024) Extracted

Terminations + non-renewals + ceased operations as % of start-of-year outlets. Excludes transfers (ownership changes — outlet stays open).

Brand Terminations Non-Renewals Ceased Ops Total % of Start
The Cleaning Authority 1 0 3 4 1.8%
The Maids 11 0 0 11 2.9%
MaidPro 4 0 3 7 3.0%
Two Maids & A Mop 3 0 3 6 5.1%
Molly Maid 6 2 17 25 5.4%
Merry MaidsHigh 10 7 73 90 10.2%
Maid RightHigh 6 0 9 15 34.1%

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