SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · CALIFORNIA
1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise in California: what the public record shows
Franchisees of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in California have taken 10 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $746,090). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s national ratio is 0.8× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in CA
10
Charged off (all years)
0 of 4
Loss ratio in CA
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
0.8×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CA. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
16,787
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
42.6
national 39.6
Versus the country
+8%
denser
Every business in 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s industry operating in California — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$1,342
California, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,252
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+7%
costlier to staff
What 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s industry actually pays workers in California, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| System | Loans in CA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in CA | Units in CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Blinds | 42 | 3 of 20 | — | — |
| Mr. Electric | 18 | 1 of 7 | — | — |
| Two Men and a Truck | 18 | 0 of 5 | — | — |
| CERTA PROPAINTERS | 17 | 3 of 12 | — | 10 |
| Mr. Handyman | 13 | 2 of 6 | — | — |
| MR. ROOTER | 13 | 0 of 10 | — | 34 |
| College Hunks Hauling Junk | 12 | 0 of 2 | — | 9 |
| Five Star Bath Solutions | 12 | 0 of 1 | — | — |
| GLASS DOCTOR | 11 | 2 of 4 | — | 7 |
| MOSQUITO JOE | 10 | 0 of 1 | — | 14 |
| FCI | 9 | 0 of 3 | — | 23 |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PLUMBING | 8 | 0 of 1 | — | 22 |
Other systems in 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s sector whose franchisees borrowed in California. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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