Own a
Jack in the Box Franchise
in Florida

Jack in the Box already operates in Florida. Restaurants are serving the Orlando area and Tallahassee today, and both opened within weeks of each other in early 2026. We are awarding markets across three DMAs: Orlando, Jacksonville, and Gainesville.

Florida added about 197,000 residents between July 2024 and July 2025, 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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Growing Every Year

 Florida added about 197,000 residents between July 2024 and July 2025 and has grown 8.9 percent since April 2020, according to Census Bureau estimates. 

A $112.24 Billion Restaurant State

 Florida's eating and drinking places are projected to generate $112.24 billion in direct output and support more than one million jobs in 2025, per the National Restaurant Association. 

 A Brand Already Here

 Jack in the Box restaurants are open and operating in the Orlando area and Tallahassee today, and more Florida locations are in development. 

Which Florida Markets Are Open for Franchising? 

Our development team is awarding markets across the Orlando, Jacksonville, and Gainesville DMAs. That covers the I-4 corridor from Daytona Beach through greater Orlando, the Space Coast, the I-75 stretch from Ocala to Gainesville, and metro Jacksonville down through St. Augustine. Tallahassee already has an operating franchisee developing that market, and we are not awarding the Tampa DMA or South Florida at this time. We review every market for population, traffic patterns, and site availability before we award territory. 

Orlando

 Our first open Florida restaurant sits just north of the city in Longwood, and greater Orlando is where our Florida pipeline runs deepest. Read our full Orlando market breakdown. 

 

Lake Mary

 Seminole County's stretch of I-4 and SR 417, minutes from our open Longwood restaurant. 

Kissimmee / St. Cloud

 Osceola County and the US 192 corridor, where tourist traffic and new rooftops share the same arterials. 

Daytona / Deltona

 Volusia County, anchored by the junction of I-4 and I-95. Beach traffic, race weeks, and year-round commuters. 

Palm Bay / Melbourne

The Space Coast along I-95 in Brevard County, tied to the aerospace corridor and the beaches. 

Ocala

The I-75 midpoint between Gainesville and Orlando, a pass-through for both freight and commuters. 

Jacksonville

Florida's most populous city, sitting at the crossing of I-95 and I-10 with a deep port and logistics economy. 

St. Augustine

St. Johns County along I-95 and US 1, between Jacksonville and Palm Coast, with heavy visitor traffic year round. 

Gainesville

 Home of the University of Florida, on I-75 with its own DMA and a steady college-town rhythm. 

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

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

Yes, and you do not have to take my word for it. I work on the franchise development team, and my name is listed as the development contact on the announcement that brought this brand back to Florida. Here is the verifiable activity as of July 2026. 

Why Is Florida a Strong State for a Restaurant Franchise? 

Florida pairs fast population growth with a very large restaurant economy and an interstate network that feeds drive-thru traffic. The state posted its highest real GDP on record in the first quarter of 2026, and its restaurant industry supports more than one million jobs. Those are the baseline conditions. What we review next is specific to each trade area. 

Start with the people. The Census Bureau put Florida's population at 23,462,518 as of July 2025, up 8.9 percent from April 2020, with about 197,000 residents added in the most recent year alone. Median household income statewide was $77,735 in the 2024 American Community Survey.Bar chart of Florida real GDP for five quarters, rising from $1,378.4 billion in Q1 2025 to $1,411.4 billion in Q1 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED.

 The economy holds up under the same scrutiny. Florida's real GDP ran at a $1.41 trillion annual rate in the first quarter of 2026, the highest on record and up 2.4 percent from a year earlier. Then add the visitors. Florida counted a record 143.3 million visitors in 2025, per preliminary Visit Florida estimates. Tourists eat on the road and residents commute year round. 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 projects Florida's eating and drinking places will generate $112.24 billion in direct output and support 1,051,032 jobs in 2025, with limited-service restaurants accounting for $42.79 billion of that output. 

 Then there is the road network. I-95 runs the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville through Daytona Beach and Palm Bay. I-4 crosses the state through Orlando. I-75 links Gainesville and Ocala to the Gulf coast and the Midwest, I-10 ties Jacksonville to Tallahassee, and Florida's Turnpike threads the middle of the peninsula. High-visibility interstate corridors are exactly the site profile we look for. 

Frequently Asked Questions About Franchising in Florida

 Ready to Talk About Florida? 

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