Business services

AtWork franchise

Explore the published figures and operating information for AtWork.

Opening investment: $95,000–$250,000
Average annual revenue: $3,658,091
U.S. locations: 90

Opening costs and fees

$95,000–$250,000

Opening costs vary by format, location and lease terms.

Operating formats

Professional Business

$95,000–$115,500

Personnel Business

$165,000–$250,000

Qualifications and program conditions

These conditions apply to the programs or transactions described below; they are not a universal entry requirement.

financial qualification requirements: AtWork may require a guarantor’s credit and financial information, including a personal net-worth statement, to assess ability to satisfy the guaranty. This clause gives no minimum net-worth amount.

Key ongoing fees

Royalty by business type: Personnel: 7% of Gross Revenues; Professional: 8%. Full-time placements: 10%. AtWork may adjust rates by up to 0.5 percentage points every six months, with increases limited to 1 point in two years. Qualifying low-margin customers may receive discounts; that program can change or end.Monthly
Marketing fund: 0.5% of Gross Revenues; may increase to 1% upon notice. Gross Revenue includes business-interruption proceeds but excludes qualifying taxes collected and remitted.Monthly
Local advertising: $2,500 per calendar quarter. AtWork may require payment to it or its designee for spending on your behalf, or contribution to the marketing fund.Quarterly
Technology: $149 per month per user, plus franchisor costs and expenses. Subject to changes in third-party provider costs.Monthly

Selected ongoing charges, not a complete fee schedule. Confirm the current FDD and the terms for your format.

Running the business

owner or designated manager: AtWork requires an entity franchisee and a natural-person Operating Partner with at least51%ownership/voting power. The partner or a trained full-time manager must supervise; all owners guarantee obligations.
initial training: Each owner and manager must complete assigned eLearning, Launch phases and foundational training before operation. Both formats list32hours of foundational classroom training plus separate online curricula; trainee travel and wages are extra.
continuing training: AtWork may require training and annual/regional meetings up to10days each calendar year. Annual meeting currently costs$500each for first two attendees and$250each additional attendee.

Revenue and performance

$3,658,091

2025 · 63 Personnel offices

Annual average sales: $3,658,091 average 2025 Gross Revenue per standard AtWork Personnel office, across 63 U.S. franchised offices open for the full year. Professional and satellite offices are not included.Calendar year 2025

Revenue is sales before expenses, not owner income. Compare matching periods, formats and location samples.

Locations

90 U.S. locations (2025 · AtWork Personnel and Professional offices, including satellite offices: 83 franchised and 7 affiliate-owned Personnel offices; zero Professional offices).

Existing locations do not establish that a new territory is available. Confirm your market with the franchisor.

Sources and figure notes

Reporting periods and scope

U.S. locations

90 U.S. operating units at 2025 year end. AtWork Personnel and Professional offices, including satellite offices: 83 franchised and 7 affiliate-owned Personnel offices; zero Professional offices. Personnel Table 1 reports total 90. Personnel Tables 3/4 agree at 83 + 7; Professional Tables 1/3/4 all report zero. The 83 Personnel franchise offices are operated by 47 franchisees. Satellite offices have limited recruiting operations; offices must not be relabeled as 90 owners or full-service staffing branches.

Average annual revenue

$3,658,091 average 2025 Gross Revenue per standard AtWork Personnel office, across 63 U.S. franchised offices open for the full year. Professional and satellite offices are not included. Part A reports the mean Gross Revenue of all 63 standard Personnel Business offices operating for the entire 2025 calendar year. The median was$1,842,996;18 offices (28.57%) exceeded the mean. The high was$47,159,739 and low$228,830. These are offices, not the 47 franchisees who operated 83 offices at year-end. Of the 83 year-end Personnel offices,14 opened in 2025 and six were limited-service satellite recruiting offices. Separately,22 closed offices were excluded, seven having operated fewer than 12 months. No Professional franchisees operated at December 31,2025; their revenue is not represented. Gross Revenue includes all revenue or consideration received directly or indirectly from operating an office, including cash, credit, barter, trade credit and business-interruption or similar insurance proceeds. It excludes federal, state or municipal use/service taxes collected and remitted to the taxing authority. Gross Revenue is before payroll and other operating costs. The separate Gross Profits figure deducts only payroll expenses and taxes; neither it nor Gross Margin is net owner income. The numbers come from franchisee reports, and individual results may differ. Part B age-group means are separate from the full 63 office mean. Source age labels 1–3,3–5 and 5+ overlap at their boundaries and are preserved without reinterpretation. The matching Item 20 office frame and complete state table support U.S. geography. The Item 19 closed-office count and Item 20 termination/ceased-operation categories are retained separately without forced reconciliation. Standard Personnel Business office; not Professional Business or limited-recruiting satellite office.

Opening investment

Professional Business: $95,000–$115,500. Payment timing/payee and estimation assumptions retained in source citations and companion footnotes. Initial franchise fee also may be described in Item5; not an additional charge. Personnel Business: $165,000–$250,000. Payment timing/payee and estimation assumptions retained in source citations and companion footnotes. Initial franchise fee also may be described in Item5; not an additional charge.

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Compare independent startup vs. franchise economics

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