General Franchise Facts Pro Image History Vision Steps to Ownership Franchise Support Store Construction Services Q and A Qualification Report Pro Image Characteristics Pro Image Inventory Mix CapZ Characteristics General Franchise Facts Franchised businesses generate jobs for more than 180 million Americans. Franchised businesses account for 9.5 percent of the private-sector economic output. More than 760,000 franchised businesses generate a total economic output of more than $1.53 trillion, or nearly 10 percent of the U.S. private sector. The number of establishments operated by franchised businesses in the U.S. in 2001 were 767,483, and growing steadily. The payroll provided by franchised businesses in 2001 was $229.1 billion. Every eight minutes a franchise outlet hosts its grand opening somewhere in the United States, and of all retail businesses that open, one out of every 12 is a franchise.