Kommunity Fitness Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Kommunity Fitness franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Kommunity Fitness discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor prohibits employees from making oral/written projections. May provide actual records of existing outlets only.
What a Kommunity Fitness franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $614,665 – $870,687 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
7% royalty + $2,000 minimum monthly. 3% LAR or $1,000 minimum. Multiple mandatory supplier purchases including $30,000-$45,000 pre-configured TVs, $5,000-$10,000 startup inventory, $750/month technology fee.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Kommunity Fitness system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 2 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Zero franchised outlets; only 2 company-owned as of 2025. No franchisee historical data.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Kommunity Fitness worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 76% of fitness & gyms franchises |
| Startup cost | from $614,665 | pricier than 90% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.1%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every fitness & gyms franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Kommunity Fitness
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor prohibits employees from making … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Kommunity Fitness franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Kommunity Fitness franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $614,665–$870,687, including a $60,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Kommunity Fitness franchise owners make?
- Kommunity Fitness discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the Kommunity Fitness franchise fees?
- Kommunity Fitness' FDD discloses a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 7% royalty + $2,000 minimum monthly. 3% LAR or $1,000 minimum. Multiple mandatory supplier purchases including $30,000-$45,000 pre-configured TVs, $5,000-$10,000 startup inventory, $750/month technology fee.
- What is the Kommunity Fitness franchise profit margin?
- Kommunity Fitness discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the Kommunity Fitness franchise failure rate?
- Zero franchised outlets; only 2 company-owned as of 2025. No franchisee historical data.
- How many Kommunity Fitness locations are there?
- Kommunity Fitness' FDD reports 2 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Kommunity Fitness have complaints or lawsuits?
- Kommunity Fitness discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Kommunity Fitness franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Kommunity Fitness scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Kommunity Fitness or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.