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Journey Hosted Franchise

Full ownership. Highest upside. Create an LLC, buy a Journey franchise, and become your own business owner under the Journey Franchise structure. Build something you can grow, sell, or pass down.

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At a glance

A full ownership opportunity for entrepreneurial sales professionals who want to build a business of their own under the Journey Franchise structure.

Best for:
  • Entrepreneurial sales professionals who want to devote themselves fully to Journey to maximize their opportunity.
  • People who want control over how they sell and what they charge.
  • People who do not want to be an employee or be micromanaged.
  • People who want to build equity they can sell or pass down to their children.
Not a fit if:
  • You want to keep selling other payroll services — a non-compete applies.
  • This would not be your main career focus.
  • You want to be a W2 employee.
  • You want a manager to guide you daily.
Figures updated August 26, 2026
What it is

You create an LLC, buy a franchise, and become your own business owner under the Journey Franchise structure.

Revenue
  • Earn residual revenue on every client.
  • Pay Journey's hard costs for software and support, plus a 5% franchisee fee and a 2.25% marketing fee.
  • Set your own client pricing and keep 100% of the income after costs and fees.
  • Current average net profit for a franchisee is about 33% of client fees. This is not guaranteed and varies based on what you charge clients.
  • You can sell your franchise at any time to an approved buyer. Journey Headquarters is often the buyer, depending on client quality and asking price.
Benefits & Non-Compete
  • Build equity in a business you own and can potentially sell or pass down.
  • No health benefits are provided because franchise owners are not Journey employees.
  • A strict non-compete applies — franchisees cannot sell another payroll service.
Journey Support
  • Full training on sales and franchisee responsibilities.
  • Journey Headquarters implements and processes your clients so you can focus on selling.
  • Average client retention on this model is 98%, although this varies depending on client quality and the expectations set by the franchisee.
Daily role
  • Find prospects and sell Journey services through your franchise, with most of your time focused on relationships and building your local reputation.
  • Journey handles processing and operational support outside of unique client needs.
  • You are responsible for printing physical checks locally for clients who have not chosen paperless options.
Next step

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