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  "name": "How much does a vending machine make per month?",
  "description": "A single vending machine grosses $150–$600 a month in an average location and nets $60–$250 after product cost and commission. Strong placements — hospitals, gyms, factories with shift workers — can gross $700–$1,500, while weak office placements often make under $80.",
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  "dateModified": "2026-08-12",
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    "Vending Machine ROI Calculator",
    "Break-Even Calculator",
    "ROI Calculator"
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    "question": "How much does a vending machine make per month?",
    "shortAnswer": "A single vending machine grosses $150–$600 a month in an average location and nets $60–$250 after product cost and commission. Strong placements — hospitals, gyms, factories with shift workers — can gross $700–$1,500, while weak office placements often make under $80.",
    "tableTitle": "Vending machine performance by location type",
    "columns": [
      "Location",
      "Monthly gross",
      "Monthly net"
    ],
    "rows": [
      {
        "label": "Small office (under 50 staff)",
        "value": "$60–$180",
        "note": "$25–$75"
      },
      {
        "label": "Gym / fitness club",
        "value": "$250–$700",
        "note": "$110–$300"
      },
      {
        "label": "Manufacturing / warehouse",
        "value": "$400–$1,200",
        "note": "$170–$500"
      },
      {
        "label": "Hospital / campus",
        "value": "$600–$1,500",
        "note": "$250–$650"
      },
      {
        "label": "Apartment building",
        "value": "$100–$300",
        "note": "$40–$130"
      }
    ],
    "context": "Vending economics are location economics. Product margin is roughly 50–60% and fairly constant, so the only real variable is captive foot traffic with no nearby alternative. Route density then decides whether the business scales: servicing eight machines within a ten-mile radius is profitable, while the same eight spread across a county is not, because drive time is the true cost per restock. Location commissions of 5–20% of gross are standard for high-traffic sites and are worth paying when volume triples.",
    "methodology": "Unit-sales modelling at typical vend prices and 55% product margin, with restock labour costed at route-density assumptions used in the RevenueLab vending and side-income calculators.",
    "dateModified": "2026-08-12",
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        "label": "Break-Even Calculator",
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        "label": "ROI Calculator",
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