SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEBRASKA
ANYTIME FITNESS franchise in Nebraska: what the public record shows
Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS in Nebraska have taken 21 SBA loans since 1991 (average $261,966), and of the 17 loans whose story has ended, 11.8% were charged off — versus 11.6% for ANYTIME FITNESS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in NE
21
Resolved
17
Local charge-off
11.8%
National charge-off
11.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NE. 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.
Businesses in this industry
273
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
13.6
national 11.9
Versus the country
+14%
denser
Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS's industry operating in Nebraska — 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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$294
Nebraska, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$438
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-33%
cheaper to staff
What ANYTIME FITNESS's industry actually pays workers in Nebraska, 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.
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