SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WISCONSIN
ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows
Franchisees of ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS in Wisconsin have taken 66 SBA loans since 1991 (average $498,122), and of the 53 loans whose story has ended, 11.3% were charged off — versus 11.6% for ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in WI
66
Resolved
53
Local charge-off
11.3%
National charge-off
11.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WI. 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
811
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
13.6
national 11.9
Versus the country
+14%
denser
Every business in ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS's industry operating in Wisconsin — 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.
| System | Loans in WI | Local charge-off | Units in WI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snap Fitness Club | 36 | 18.5% | 28 |
| Curves for Women | 20 | 0.0% | — |
| Club Pilates | 8 | thin | — |
| Burn Boot Camp Fitness | 6 | thin | — |
| I LOVE KICKBOXING | 5 | thin | — |
| Orangetheory | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS compares to the systems a buyer in Wisconsin would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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