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

Club Pilates franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Club Pilates in Wisconsin have taken 8 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $236,925). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Club Pilates's national ratio is 0×.

SBA loan outcomes · Wisconsinvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in WI

8

Charged off (all years)

0 of 4

Loss ratio in WI

—

Loss ratio nationally

0×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WI. 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 · Wisconsin vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

811

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

13.6

national 11.9

Versus the country

+14%

denser

Every business in Club Pilates'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 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 · Wisconsin vs nationalBelow-average wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$312

Wisconsin, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$438

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-29%

cheaper to staff

What Club Pilates's industry actually pays workers in Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin7 systems
SystemLoans in WICharged off (all years)Loss ratio in WIUnits in WI
ANYTIME FITNESS666 of 531.0×NOT CLEAR—
Snap Fitness365 of 27—28
Curves for Women200 of 19——
HOTWORX71 of 3—7
Burn Boot Camp Fitness60 of 3——
D-Bat6——3
Orangetheory50 of 2——

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

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