What data source is used to determine the population of a Craters & Freighters territory?
Craters_Freighters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will receive an exclusive territory ("Territory") in which to operate your Franchised Business. You are required to locate your Franchised Business within your Territory. Your Territory will be delineated by counties, and we have the exclusive right to determine the counties in your Territory. We offer two types of territories: one which will have a population under 1,000,000 people, and another which will have a population of 1,000,000 or more people. If you request, and we approve, a Territory with a population of more than 1,000,000 people, then you will be required to pay us a Supplemental Territory Fee equal to $0.015 per additional person in the Territory in addition to the Initial Franchise Fee of $45,000. All population
determinations will be based upon the latest United States Census information available for the various territories. You will not be entitled to any additional counties or an expansion of your geographic boundaries if the population decreases in your Territory.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 29–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Craters & Freighters's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the population of a territory is determined using the latest United States Census information available. Craters & Freighters offers two types of territories: one with a population under 1,000,000 people and another with a population of 1,000,000 or more people.
If a prospective Craters & Freighters franchisee requests and is approved for a territory with a population of more than 1,000,000 people, they must pay a Supplemental Territory Fee. This fee is calculated as $0.015 per additional person in the territory, in addition to the initial franchise fee of $45,000.
It is important to note that franchisees are not entitled to additional counties or an expansion of their geographic boundaries if the population decreases in their territory. This means that if the population in a franchisee's territory declines after the franchise agreement is signed, the franchisee will not receive any additional territory to compensate for the loss of potential customers.