Teen Road to Safety franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Teen Road to Safety franchise takes $181,600 – $278,400 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $100,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 4% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Teen Road to Safety franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $181,600 | $278,400 | $181,600 to $278,400 | |
| 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) | $181,600 | $278,400 | $181,600 to $278,400 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Teen Road to Safety's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 4% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full Teen Road to Safety cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Teen Road to Safety's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Teen Road to Safety's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $181,600 — about 2.1× the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $100,000 — about 2.5× 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 Teen Road to Safety's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 1 units; 2 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 3 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Teen Road to Safety 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 Teen Road to Safety 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 Teen Road to Safety 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 Teen Road to Safety 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 Teen Road to Safety 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 Teen Road to Safety franchise
Teen Road to Safety is a professional services franchisor with 3 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 1 units; its filings record 2 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 3 units. Its parent company is Teen Road to Safety, Inc..
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
We offer franchises for a driving school operated under the “Teen Road” name that are located in a designated area at a sponsored location, such as an approved car dealership. In addition to offering franchises, we operate businesses of the type being franchised to you. As of December 31, 2017 we have 3 franchised locations and 4 locations that we own and operate. In the future we may operate or franchise a stand-alone model, which would not be located at a sponsored location. Teen Road uses its specialized business format for the operation of its driving schools. Teen Road continues to refine, modify and improve this business format, which includes trade secrets; trades or service names, marks and logos; know-how and marketing skills; office designs and layouts; trade dress; methods, standards and procedures for operations; and marketing and advertising programs, materials and philosophies (the “Teen Road Business Formaf'). The business you will conduct (we will call it the “Franchised Business”) refers to a business using our trade and service mark TRTS TEEN ROAD TO SAFETY and associated marks, logos and designs (the “Licensed Marks”) and System (defined below) to operate a driving school offering driver's education programs, courses, training and associated products and services (“Teen Road To Safety Driving School”). We have the right to modify, and continue to modify, the Teen Road Business Format for use in the Franchised Business. The Franchised Business will use the methods and procedures we develop (our “System”), which includes standards and methods of operation, accounting, marketing, advertising and public relations, and the standards for conducting a Franchised Business. Our current standards and procedures for conducting a Franchised Business are set forth in our confidential Operations Manual, which we continue to modify and revise as we learn the business of franchising. Each Teen Road To Safety Driving School franchise operates under, a franchise agreement (“Franchise Agreement”), the current version of which is attached as Exhibit C, and in accordance with our confidential. Operations Manual. The System presently includes the Licensed Marks and associated marks, logos and designs; advertising, publicity and other marketing programs; training programs and training materials; and other requirements as stated or referred to in your Franchise Agreement and in our confidential Operations Manual, or otherwise in writing by us and designated as part of standards for the system, which may be included in a document known as the “System Standards” (collectively, the “System Standards”). The 1 System Standards will be applied to all Franchised Businesses, although we in our business judgment may make exceptions based on local conditions, special circumstances or different contractual provisions. The System, including System Standards, may be changed or modified from time to time by us, in our sole discretion, and you will agree to comply with the System and System Standards as they may exist from time to time (including all operational policies, procedures, programs and plans set forth in the confidential Operations Manual or otherwise in writing).
Teen Road to Safety franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Teen Road to Safety franchise cost?
- $181,600 – $278,400 all-in to open, per Teen Road to Safety's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Teen Road to Safety units are there?
- 3 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Teen Road to Safety's units held up?
- 100% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).