SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · LOUISIANA
ANYTIME FITNESS franchise in Louisiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS in Louisiana have taken 43 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $305,323). Those approved through FY2020 defaulted at a rate not clearly different from franchise loans made in the same years nationally: 1 charge-offs among 30 resolved loans, where about 4.4 would be expected (0.2×). ANYTIME FITNESS's national ratio is 1.0× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in LA
43
Charged off (all years)
2 of 32
Loss ratio in LA (not clear)
0.2×
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
1.0×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = LA. 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
470
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
10.2
national 11.9
Versus the country
-14%
thinner
Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS's industry operating in Louisiana — 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
$373
Louisiana, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$438
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-15%
cheaper to staff
What ANYTIME FITNESS's industry actually pays workers in Louisiana, 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 LA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in LA | Units in LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snap Fitness | 13 | 0 of 11 | — | 23 |
| HOTWORX | 12 | 0 of 1 | — | 25 |
| Orangetheory | 6 | 0 of 1 | — | — |
| Curves for Women | 5 | 0 of 4 | — | — |
Other systems in ANYTIME FITNESS's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Louisiana. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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