ARCpoint Labs franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening an ARCpoint Labs franchise takes $200,800 – $361,720 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $97,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 7% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, ARCpoint Labs asks for $75,000 in liquid cash and a $350,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
ARCpoint Labs franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $97,500 | $97,500 | $97,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $200,800 | $361,720 | $200,800 to $361,720 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $200,800 | $361,720 | $200,800 to $361,720 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 7% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full ARCpoint Labs cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How ARCpoint Labs's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where ARCpoint Labs's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $200,800 — about in line with the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $97,500 — about 2× the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How ARCpoint Labs's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 37 units; 130 units opened, 47 closed, ending at 108 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for ARCpoint Labs or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask ARCpoint Labs for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether ARCpoint Labs is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether ARCpoint Labs grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only ARCpoint Labs can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the ARCpoint Labs franchise
ARCpoint Labs is a health & fitness franchisor with 108 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 37 units; its filings record 130 unit openings and 47 closures, ending at 108 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is ARCpoint Franchise Group.
Disclosure filings report 4 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
Welcome to ARCpoint Labs, the Nation’s leader in drug, alcohol, DNA, steroid, employment/background screens and wellness testing. Among the fastest growing Third Party Providers in the drug screening industry, we provide the most competitive list of screening services that is innovative in technology, keeping up with the latest trends and improvements in the industry.
ARCpoint Labs franchise: quick answers
- How much does an ARCpoint Labs franchise cost?
- $200,800 – $361,720 all-in to open, per ARCpoint Labs's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many ARCpoint Labs units are there?
- 108 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have ARCpoint Labs's units held up?
- 79.4% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).