Snelling | HireQuest Direct franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Snelling | HireQuest Direct franchise takes $45,150 – $145,750 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $3,500 – $26,000. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for Snelling | HireQuest Direct, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
Snelling | HireQuest Direct franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $3,500 | $26,000 | $3,500 to $26,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $45,150 | $145,750 | $45,150 to $145,750 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $45,150 | $145,750 | $45,150 to $145,750 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Snelling | HireQuest Direct's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full Snelling | HireQuest Direct cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Snelling | HireQuest Direct's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Snelling | HireQuest Direct's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $45,150 — about 47% below the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $3,500 — about 91% below the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How Snelling | HireQuest Direct's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2019–2022: began the window at 9 units; 14 units opened, 3 closed, ending at 84 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Snelling | HireQuest Direct 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 Snelling | HireQuest Direct 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 Snelling | HireQuest Direct 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 Snelling | HireQuest Direct 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 Snelling | HireQuest Direct 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 Snelling | HireQuest Direct franchise
Snelling | HireQuest Direct is a professional services franchisor with 84 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2019 and 2022, it began the window at 9 units; its filings record 14 unit openings and 3 closures, ending at 84 units. Its parent company is HQ FRANCHISING CORPORATION.
Disclosure filings report 1 franchise-related lawsuit. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
Snelling | HireQuest Direct is a staffing franchise that provides workforce solutions across various industries, allowing entrepreneurs to own and operate their own staffing business with the support of an established brand. The franchise offers extensive training, advanced technology integration, and flexibility for franchisees, while targeting businesses in need of staffing solutions and job seekers looking for employment opportunities.
Snelling | HireQuest Direct franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Snelling | HireQuest Direct franchise cost?
- $45,150 – $145,750 all-in to open, per Snelling | HireQuest Direct's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Snelling | HireQuest Direct units are there?
- 84 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Snelling | HireQuest Direct's units held up?
- 96.6% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).