Is the Houston territory available?

No. VETS already operates in Houston. The closest open metros are listed on this page.

What area does the Houston territory cover?

The territory is the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area as defined in the Franchise Disclosure Document, by the metro's boundaries in Item 12. One owner runs the whole metro: there are no carved-up sub-territories and no second VETS branch competing for the same jobs. Item 12 of the FDD is the document to check, and it is part of what you receive before any decision.

Do I have to be a veteran to own a VETS franchise?

No. VETS was founded by a veteran and most owners have a service background, but the franchise is open to anyone who fits the profile: comfortable leading a crew, willing to be on the truck early, and able to run the numbers honestly. What is not negotiable is the capital requirement in the FDD and passing the same qualification process as every other candidate.

What happens after I ask about Houston?

You request information and a person replies, not an autoresponder. If it looks like a fit on both sides you receive the Franchise Disclosure Document, and by law you have at least fourteen calendar days with it before you can sign anything or pay anything. Discovery day, talking to existing owners and your own due diligence all happen inside that window or after it, never before it.

VETS operating

Junk removal franchisein Houston, TX.

VETS already serves customers in Houston. This page stays up so you can see what a market looks like; the closest open territories are below.

See Corpus Christi, the closest open market All territories

What drives demandin Houston.

Building is running ahead of the country here: 24.4 units permitted per thousand households against 11.0. Across 2,661,739 households that means roll-off demand from builders alongside the residential hauling.

Renters occupy 38.8% of homes here, 4.0 points above the national 34.8%. With 2,661,739 households in the market, multifamily turnover is a standing source of scheduled work — the kind property managers call the same vendor for every month.

Houston has 2,661,739 households across a population of 7,442,788. Junk removal demand tracks households more closely than anything else: people move, renovate, downsize and clear out, and every one of those is a job for someone with a truck and a crew.

Where these figures come from

Every number in these paragraphs is a Census figure for the Houston metro, compared with the national figure from the same table.

See the data sources

Around Houston

Nearbymarkets.

Houston already has a VETS owner. These are the closest open territories, with straight-line distances; each one is its own metro, run by one owner.

This territory Closest open territories Straight-line distances between city centres. Territory boundaries are defined in the FDD.

Questions aboutHouston.

What people ask first about the Houston territory. Anything not answered here, a person will answer directly.

Ask about Houston

Is the Houston territory available?

No. VETS already operates in Houston. The closest open metros are listed on this page.
What area does the Houston territory cover?

The territory is the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area as defined in the Franchise Disclosure Document, by the metro's boundaries in Item 12. One owner runs the whole metro: there are no carved-up sub-territories and no second VETS branch competing for the same jobs. Item 12 of the FDD is the document to check, and it is part of what you receive before any decision.
Do I have to be a veteran to own a VETS franchise?

No. VETS was founded by a veteran and most owners have a service background, but the franchise is open to anyone who fits the profile: comfortable leading a crew, willing to be on the truck early, and able to run the numbers honestly. What is not negotiable is the capital requirement in the FDD and passing the same qualification process as every other candidate.
What happens after I ask about Houston?

You request information and a person replies, not an autoresponder. If it looks like a fit on both sides you receive the Franchise Disclosure Document, and by law you have at least fourteen calendar days with it before you can sign anything or pay anything. Discovery day, talking to existing owners and your own due diligence all happen inside that window or after it, never before it.

Data sources

U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 5-year estimates and the Building Permits Survey. Each national comparison uses the same table and vintage.

ACS B11001 · 2020–2024
ACS B25003 · 2020–2024
ACS B07003 · 2020–2024
ACS B25034 · 2020–2024
Building Permits Survey · 2025 annual
ACS B21001 · 2020–2024

Next step

The nearestopen market.

Houston has a VETS owner. Corpus Christi, TX is the closest open territory, about 183 miles away.

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A person replies, usually within a business day

Not an autoresponder sequence, and not a call centre reading from a script.

Fourteen days with the FDD, minimum

Federal law gives you at least that long before anything can be signed. We treat it as a floor, not a target.

We will tell you if it is not a fit

Both directions. We are deciding too, and we would rather say so early than waste a year of yours.

PENDING COUNSEL. This is not an offer to sell a franchise. An offer is made only by a Franchise Disclosure Document, and only in states where VETS is registered or exempt.