Linc Service franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Linc Service franchise takes $66,530 – $140,050 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $65,000 – $118,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 4.5% on sales. To qualify, Linc Service asks for $9,500 in liquid cash. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Linc Service franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $65,000 | $118,000 | $65,000 to $118,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $66,530 | $140,050 | $66,530 to $140,050 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $9,500 | $9,500 | $9,500 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $66,530 | $140,050 | $66,530 to $140,050 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Linc Service's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 4.5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 6 years |
See the full Linc Service cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Linc Service's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Linc Service's disclosed cost sits against the Home Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $66,530 — about 43% below the Home Services median of $116,350.
- Initial franchise fee of $65,000 — about 1.2× the Home Services median of $54,450.
Category medians are computed from the Home Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Home Services franchises
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How Linc Service's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 108 units; 52 units opened, 41 closed, ending at 101 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 Linc Service 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 Linc Service 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 Linc Service 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 Linc Service 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 Linc Service 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 Linc Service franchise
Linc Service is a home services franchisor with 101 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 108 units; its filings record 52 unit openings and 41 closures, ending at 101 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is ABM Industries Incorporated.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The franchised business being offered is Linc Service® engaging in the maintenance, repair and replacement of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, equipment and controls.
Linc Service franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Linc Service franchise cost?
- $66,530 – $140,050 all-in to open, per Linc Service's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Linc Service units are there?
- 101 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Linc Service's units held up?
- 89.1% 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).