SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WISCONSIN
Burger King franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Burger King in Wisconsin have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,949,980)— 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 5.7% is the better guide.
Loans in WI
5
Resolved
4
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
5.7%
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 of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
10,130
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
169.9
national 179.9
Versus the country
-6%
thinner
Every business in Burger King'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver's | 154 | 0.0% | — |
| Cousins Submarines (Restaurant) | 69 | 15.2% | — |
| Quiznos | 55 | 33.3% | — |
| Toppers Pizza | 52 | 0.0% | — |
| Papa Murphy'S Take & Bake Pizza | 46 | 0.0% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 39 | 3.3% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 33 | 3.7% | — |
| PIZZA RANCH | 26 | 6.7% | 30 |
| TACO JOHN'S | 22 | 54.5% | 33 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 21 | 33.3% | — |
| Rosati'S Pizza | 19 | 26.7% | — |
| Schlotzsky'S Sandwich Shop | 16 | 7.7% | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Burger King 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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