SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MASSACHUSETTS
Arthur Murray Dance Studio franchise in Massachusetts: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Massachusetts have taken 7 SBA loans since 1991 (average $307,600)— 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 8.1% is the better guide.
Loans in MA
7
Resolved
4
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
8.1%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MA. 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.
Businesses in this industry
2,551
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
35.7
national 26.5
Versus the country
+35%
denser
Every business in Arthur Murray Dance Studio's industry operating in Massachusetts — 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
$815
Massachusetts, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$645
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+26%
costlier to staff
What Arthur Murray Dance Studio's industry actually pays workers in Massachusetts, 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.
| System | Loans in MA | Local charge-off | Units in MA |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Goddard School | 30 | thin | — |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOLS | 18 | thin | 12 |
| The Learning Experience | 17 | thin | — |
| SYLVAN LEARNING | 11 | thin | 2 |
| Kiddie Academy | 9 | thin | — |
| Goddard Early Learning Center | 6 | thin | — |
| Goldfish Swim School | 6 | thin | — |
| Huntington Learning Center | 5 | thin | — |
| School of Rock | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Arthur Murray Dance Studio compares to the systems a buyer in Massachusetts would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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