What data source does Bigfoot Forestry use to determine the number of owner-occupied households?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We grant you the right to operate a Bigfoot Forestry Business within the territory described in Part E of ATTACHMENT "A" to the Franchise Agreement. We determine the boundaries of your territory using one of the following approaches:
-
- We may designate a geographic area that includes a minimum of 100,000 owner-occupied households. If we use this approach, we may designate the boundaries by zip codes, municipal boundaries, or in any other manner we deem appropriate.
-
- We may identify a central geographic point for your territory and designate your territory as the area within a 50-mile radius from the central point we designate. We intend to use this approach only in situations where there are fewer than 100,000 owner-occupied households within a 50-mile radius from the central point we designate.
We do not offer territories with more than 210,000 owner-occupied households (you must purchase an additional franchise to operate within a larger area). We use recent U.S. Census Data to determine the number of owner-occupied households. We reserve the right to use an alternative source of data in the future.
Your territory will not change during the term of the Franchise Agreement based on changes to the number of owner-occupied households. You have no right to alter or relocate your territory. If you renew your franchise rights we can (at the time of renewal) modify the boundaries of your territory in accordance with our thencurrent territory guidelines and criteria.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 29–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company uses U.S. Census Data to determine the number of owner-occupied households in a territory. The FDD specifies that Bigfoot Forestry uses "recent" U.S. Census Data. However, Bigfoot Forestry retains the right to use an alternative data source in the future.
Bigfoot Forestry uses the number of owner-occupied households to define the territory granted to a franchisee. In most cases, the territory will include a minimum of 100,000 owner-occupied households. The maximum size territory offered contains 210,000 owner-occupied households. If the area within a 50-mile radius of a central point has fewer than 100,000 owner-occupied households, Bigfoot Forestry may designate the territory as that 50-mile radius.
It is important to note that the territory boundaries will not change during the term of the Franchise Agreement based on fluctuations in the number of owner-occupied households. However, Bigfoot Forestry can modify the territory boundaries upon renewal of the franchise agreement based on their then-current guidelines.