Own a
Jack in the Box Franchise
in Colorado

Jack in the Box restaurants are already open and serving guests in Colorado. Now we are awarding new franchise territory across five markets: the Denver DMA, the Colorado Springs DMA, Pueblo, Loveland, and the Fort Collins DMA. 

Colorado's population crossed six million for the first time in 2025, reaching 6,012,561 residents by July 1, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. If you have multi-unit or quick-service experience, there is room to build here. 

 

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A State of 6 Million

Colorado's population passed six million residents for the first time in 2025, according to Census Bureau estimates. 

A $29 Billion Restaurant State

 Colorado restaurants and foodservice operations generate $29.0 billion in annual sales and support 311,200 jobs, per the National Restaurant Association. 

 A Brand Already Here

Jack in the Box restaurants are open and operating in Colorado today, and new territory is available along the Front Range. 

Which Colorado Markets Are Open for Franchising? 

Our development team is awarding territory across five Colorado markets: the entire Denver DMA, the Colorado Springs DMA, Pueblo, Loveland, and the Fort Collins DMA. The Denver territory runs well beyond the city itself and covers the metro core plus the communities that feed it along I-25, I-70, I-76, and E-470. We review every market for population, traffic patterns, and site availability before we award it. 

Denver

The state's largest city and the anchor of the Front Range. Freeway interchanges, dense retail corridors, and drive-thru traffic around the clock. Read our full Denver market breakdown. 

 

Aurora | East Metro

Colorado's third-largest city, stretched along I-225 and E-470 between the Anschutz Medical Campus and Denver International Airport traffic. 

US-36 Corridor

The northwest corridor connecting Denver to Boulder, with university, tech, and commuter traffic layered over daily retail trips. 

Douglas County

The I-25 stretch between Denver and Colorado Springs. Douglas County posted some of the strongest net in-migration in the state, per Census Bureau county estimates. 

Greeley | Weld County

US-85 and US-34 territory northeast of Denver, where residential construction and net migration both rank among the state's strongest. 

Colorado Springs

Colorado's second-largest city, where you can visit an open Jack in the Box today. Military installations, universities, and I-25 through-traffic. Read our full Colorado Springs market breakdown. 

Pueblo

The I-25 and US-50 crossing on the southern Front Range. Jack in the Box is already serving guests here, and the trade area still has room. 

Fort Collins

Larimer County's anchor city, home to Colorado State University and one of the strongest in-migration counties in Colorado. 

Loveland

The I-25 and US-34 junction between Fort Collins and the Denver metro, carrying commuter traffic and the gateway route to Rocky Mountain National Park. 

 Not in Colorado? See every open state on our Available Markets page. 

Is Jack in the Box Actually Growing in Colorado Right Now? 

Yes, and Colorado is one of the easier states to verify that in person, because you can eat at one of our restaurants today. I work on the franchise development team at Jack in the Box, and this is the market history I walk candidates through: 

  •  Our restaurants are open and serving in Colorado right now. Pull up our Colorado locations, order a Jumbo Jack, and time the drive-thru yourself. Many run late-night hours.
  • Colorado Springs and Pueblo were part of the brand's recent push into new and returning markets. QSR Magazine covered Colorado Springs among the markets where franchisees recently developed under our new-market incentive structure, alongside Albuquerque and Lubbock.
  • The Colorado Springs restaurant sits on the city's east side, and the Pueblo restaurant sits right on US-50. Both are the kind of high-visibility, drive-thru-first sites we look for statewide.
  • Our development focus in the state right now is the entire Denver DMA, the Colorado Springs DMA, Pueblo, Loveland, and the Fort Collins DMA.
  • We evaluate every market for population, traffic, and site availability before we award it, one market at a time. Here is how our process works.

 

Why Is Colorado a Strong State for a Restaurant Franchise? 

Colorado pairs a milestone population, high household incomes, and one of the country's biggest visitor economies with a restaurant industry that is the state's largest private employer. Those are the baseline conditions. What we review next is specific to each trade area. 

 Start with the people. The U.S. Census Bureau put Colorado at 6,012,561 residents as of July 1, 2025, the first time the state has crossed six million. Births hit 65,380 over the prior year, the highest count since 2017, and the Front Range counties of Douglas, Larimer, and Weld recorded the strongest net in-migration in the state, per county-level Census estimates. Those three counties sit squarely inside the territory we are awarding. Median household income statewide was $97,113 in 2024, roughly 20 percent above the national figure, per Census Reporter. 

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 The economy backs the population story. Colorado's real GDP reached $461.3 billion (chained 2017 dollars, annualized) in the third quarter of 2025, about 2.3 percent above the same quarter a year earlier, per BEA data via FRED. The University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds Business Confidence Index reported continued growth into Q4 2025 at a 1.4 percent annualized rate, ranking Colorado 9th among states that quarter. 

COLORADO MARKET SNAPSHOT

What franchise prospects ask about first, with the current verified figures

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Then add the visitors. Travelers spent $28.5 billion in Colorado in 2024 and 95.4 million people visited the state, up 2.3 percent over 2023, according to the Colorado Tourism Office. The Denver region alone accounted for $13.9 billion of that spending, and tourism supported 188,210 jobs statewide. Our full menu is available all day, our restaurants are built around the drive-thru, and that behavior is what our current store models are designed for.

The restaurant sector itself is large and established here. The National Restaurant Association counts $29.0 billion in Colorado restaurant and foodservice sales across 12,909 locations, with 311,200 jobs, making the industry the state's largest private employer. Every dollar spent in a Colorado restaurant contributes $1.91 to the state economy.

Then there is the road network. I-25 strings Fort Collins, Loveland, Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo together in one continuous Front Range corridor, while I-70 and I-76 feed the metro from the mountains and the plains. High-visibility interstate corridors are exactly the site profile we look for.

Frequently Asked Questions About Franchising in Colorado

 Ready to Talk About Colorado? 

Cities and locations are awarded market by market. Tell us where you want to build.