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

Citgo Service Station franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Citgo Service Station in Indiana have taken 8 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $677,750). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Citgo Service Station's national ratio is 0.8× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · Indianavs same-year franchise loans

Loans in IN

8

Charged off (all years)

1 of 8

Loss ratio in IN

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

0.8×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = IN. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Market density · Indiana vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

2,248

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

32.5

national 30.2

Versus the country

+8%

denser

Every business in Citgo Service Station's industry operating in Indiana — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · Indiana vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$925

Indiana, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,002

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-8%

cheaper to staff

What Citgo Service Station's industry actually pays workers in Indiana, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is 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 Indiana12 systems
SystemLoans in INCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in INUnits in IN
Meineke243 of 22——
Midas220 of 4——
BIG O TIRES203 of 7—21
Matco Tools156 of 13——
Midas Muffler Shop140 of 13——
Marathon Oil120 of 6——
Aamco Transmissions111 of 7——
Chrysler110 of 3——
Maaco91 of 8——
Shell Service Station92 of 6——
Ford Motor (Dealers)80 of 6——
Phillips 6680 of 7——

Other systems in Citgo Service Station's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Indiana. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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