Interstate All Battery Center franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening an Interstate All Battery Center franchise takes $179,200 – $438,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $55,100 – $67,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 5% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Interstate All Battery Center asks for $200,000 in liquid cash and a $500,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Interstate All Battery Center franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $55,100 | $67,500 | $55,100 to $67,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $179,200 | $438,000 | $179,200 to $438,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $179,200 | $438,000 | $179,200 to $438,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Interstate All Battery Center cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Interstate All Battery Center's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Interstate All Battery Center's disclosed cost sits against the Retail category:
- Minimum startup cost of $179,200 — about in line with the Retail median of $165,000.
- Initial franchise fee of $55,100 — about 1.5× the Retail median of $36,750.
Category medians are computed from the Retail brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Retail franchises
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How Interstate All Battery Center's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2013–2022: began the window at 170 units; 120 units opened, 74 closed, ending at 165 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Interstate All Battery Center or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Interstate All Battery Center for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Interstate All Battery Center is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Interstate All Battery Center grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Interstate All Battery Center can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Interstate All Battery Center franchise
Interstate All Battery Center is a retail franchisor with 165 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2013 and 2022, it began the window at 170 units; its filings record 120 unit openings and 74 closures, ending at 165 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Interstate Battery Franchising & Development, Inc.. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
Disclosure filings report 1 franchise-related lawsuit. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
The franchise relates to the development and operation of an Interstate All Battery Center retail store ("Center"). The Centers specialize in the sale of batteries and offer custom battery pack building, including battery packs for batteries that do not have a standard replacement. The general geographicarea in which the franchisee will develop its Center will be determined by the franchisor, in consultationwith the franchisee, before the franchise agreement is signed.
Interstate All Battery Center franchise: quick answers
- How much does an Interstate All Battery Center franchise cost?
- $179,200 – $438,000 all-in to open, per Interstate All Battery Center's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Interstate All Battery Center units are there?
- 165 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Interstate All Battery Center's units held up?
- 93.9% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).