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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEVADA

Ampm Mini Market- Arco franchise in Nevada: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Ampm Mini Market- Arco in Nevada have taken 6 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $1,948,666). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Ampm Mini Market- Arco's national ratio is 0×.

SBA loan outcomes · Nevadavs same-year franchise loans

Loans in NV

6

Charged off (all years)

0 of 4

Loss ratio in NV

—

Loss ratio nationally

0×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NV. 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.

Market density · Nevada vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

896

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

27.4

national 30.2

Versus the country

-9%

thinner

Every business in Ampm Mini Market- Arco's industry operating in Nevada — 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.

Labor cost · Nevada vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$993

Nevada, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,002

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-1%

cheaper to staff

What Ampm Mini Market- Arco's industry actually pays workers in Nevada, 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Nevada9 systems
SystemLoans in NVCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in NVUnits in NV
Meineke247 of 18——
BIG O TIRES152 of 10—17
Arco (Gas Station)140 of 9——
All Tune and Lube82 of 5——
Chevron (Gas Station)60 of 4——
Mobil Oil (Stations)60 of 4——
Econo Lub N Tune52 of 4——
Matco Tools50 of 3——
Shell Service Station50 of 3——

Other systems in Ampm Mini Market- Arco's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Nevada. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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