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

ANYTIME FITNESS franchise in Arizona: what the public record shows

Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS in Arizona have taken 12 SBA loans since 1991 (average $400,433)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 11.6% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · Arizonavs national

Loans in AZ

12

Resolved

4

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

11.6%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AZ. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor of 30 loans.

Market density · Arizona vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

809

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

10.7

national 11.9

Versus the country

-10%

thinner

Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS's industry operating in Arizona — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · Arizona vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$437

Arizona, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$438

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+0%

costlier to staff

What ANYTIME FITNESS's industry actually pays workers in Arizona, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal 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 Arizona8 systems
SystemLoans in AZLocal charge-offUnits in AZ
Orangetheory170.0%
THE LITTLE GYM9thin
Club Pilates8thin
F45 Training8thin
Exercise Coach6thin
Lady of America5thin
Snap Fitness5thin16
Yoga Six5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how ANYTIME FITNESS compares to the systems a buyer in Arizona would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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