SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ARKANSAS
Domino's Pizza franchise in Arkansas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Domino's Pizza in Arkansas have taken 15 SBA loans since 1991 (average $366,306), and of the 13 loans whose story has ended, 7.7% were charged off — versus 9.4% for Domino's Pizza nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in AR
15
Resolved
13
Local charge-off
7.7%
National charge-off
9.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AR. 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
4,937
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
159.9
national 179.9
Versus the country
-11%
thinner
Every business in Domino's Pizza's industry operating in Arkansas — 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 AR | Local charge-off | Units in AR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiznos | 10 | thin | — |
| Jimmy John's | 7 | thin | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 7 | thin | 32 |
| Cicis Pizza | 6 | thin | — |
| Daylight Donut Shop | 6 | thin | — |
| Jersey Mike's Subs | 6 | thin | — |
| Smoothie King (Health Food Store) | 6 | thin | — |
| Church'S Fried Chicken | 5 | thin | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 5 | thin | — |
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 5 | thin | — |
| Popeye'S Famous Fried Chicken | 5 | thin | — |
| Simple Simon'S Pizza | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Domino's Pizza compares to the systems a buyer in Arkansas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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