US Economic Census 2002: Characteristics of Franchises
The Economic Census: The Characteristics of Businesses (pdf: 1614 pgs) from the US Census Bureau reports the largest sectors of franchising compared to the general industry to be:
- Accommodation and food service firms were most often franchised at 16.2 percent
- Followed by employment search firms (8.6 percent)
- And retail trade (7.1 percent)
