How does Bumble Roofing determine the number of single-family households in a territory?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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ITEM 12 TERRITORY
Franchise Agreement
You will be granted a Territory in which to operate the Roofing Business under the Franchise Agreement. Your Territory is based on demographics and other characteristics including single-family household density, home values, average income and other characteristics of the surrounding area, natural boundaries, extent of competition and the amount and size of urban, suburban and rural areas. We will grant only one license to a franchisee for up to 100,000 single-family households in the designated geographical location ("Household Limit"). If you are granted a Territory in excess of the Household Limit, then you will need to pay us an Additional Household Fee, which equals $0.25 per single-family household in the Territory in excess of 100,000 single-family households. We will use the most recent population information available in the U.S. Census Data, or other statistical sources of our choosing to determine single-family household counts and densities. You will maintain rights to your Territory even though the count of single-family households in your Territory may increase or decrease. We have the exclusive right to determine the boundaries of your Territory in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to change, modify, or delete the Household Limit in our sole discretion. We will use our business judgment to determine whether the Household Limit makes good business sense for us and all of our franchisees. Enforcing the Household Limit may not be practical when considering limitations on geography, housing availability, natural physical boundaries and population and demographic shifts. In the event that utilizing a Household Limit does not make good business sense as determined b
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 37–39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bumble Roofing's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the determination of single-family household counts and densities within a territory relies on data from the U.S. Census Bureau or other statistical sources selected by Bumble Roofing. The franchise agreement grants a territory based on demographics and characteristics such as single-family household density, home values, average income, natural boundaries, competition, and the mix of urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Bumble Roofing typically grants one license per territory, aiming for a Household Limit of up to 100,000 single-family households. If a territory exceeds this limit, the franchisee must pay an Additional Household Fee of $0.25 per household above the 100,000 threshold. However, Bumble Roofing retains the right to modify or delete this Household Limit at its discretion, considering factors like geography, housing availability, physical boundaries, and population shifts.
It's important to note that franchisees maintain their territorial rights even if the number of single-family households increases or decreases over time. Bumble Roofing also reserves the exclusive right to define the boundaries of a territory. This means that while the number of households is a key factor, Bumble Roofing has considerable flexibility in setting and adjusting territory sizes based on various business considerations.