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

ANYTIME FITNESS franchise in Utah: what the public record shows

Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS in Utah have taken 17 SBA loans since 1991 (average $434,905), and of the 14 loans whose story has ended, 14.3% were charged off — versus 11.6% for ANYTIME FITNESS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Utahvs national

Loans in UT

17

Resolved

14

Local charge-off

14.3%

National charge-off

11.6%

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

Market density · Utah vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

362

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

10.3

national 11.9

Versus the country

-13%

thinner

Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS's industry operating in Utah — 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 · Utah vs nationalBelow-average wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$304

Utah, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$438

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-31%

cheaper to staff

What ANYTIME FITNESS's industry actually pays workers in Utah, 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 Utah4 systems
SystemLoans in UTLocal charge-offUnits in UT
F45 Training15thin
Orangetheory7thin
THE LITTLE GYM7thin
Snap Fitness5thin5

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

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