Power Washing / Exterior Cleaning vs Subscription Box, startup cost comparison, StartupLenz

Power Washing / Exterior Cleaning

Higher net

Mobile exterior cleaning. Homes, driveways, decks, fleets. Capital-intensive at the start, real margins once routes get dense.

Gross$6,859

Net profit$2,748

Margin40.1%

Orders/mo25

Crew wages$1,893 28%

Chemicals$449 7%

Card fees$199 3%

Vehicle (truck/trailer)$750 11%

Equipment payment$200 3%

Insurance$220 3%

Software + tools$50 1%

Marketing$350 5%

launch · 1–3$1,021

traction · 4–8$3,081

scale · 9–12$5,407

Strong service margins. Add a second rig and a part-timer before adding more marketing.

Monthly product boxes with sourcing, packaging, fulfillment, and churn modeling

Gross$8,294

Net profit$1,246

Margin15.0%

Orders/mo217

Box contents$2,604 31%

Packaging$543 7%

Shipping$1,302 16%

Payment fees$249 3%

Acquisition$1,250 15%

Fixed costs$1,100 13%

launch · 1–3$1,773

traction · 4–8$2,865

scale · 9–12$3,554

Healthy for an indie box. Squeeze the COGS-per-box line and you'll free up real cash.