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

Domino's Pizza franchise in Colorado: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Domino's Pizza in Colorado have taken 24 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $395,764). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Domino's Pizza's national ratio is 0.6×.

SBA loan outcomes · Coloradovs same-year franchise loans

Loans in CO

24

Charged off (all years)

1 of 20

Loss ratio in CO

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.6×

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

Businesses in this industry

11,540

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

193.7

national 179.9

Versus the country

+8%

denser

Every business in Domino's Pizza's industry operating in Colorado — 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 · Colorado vs nationalHigh wage pressure

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$622

Colorado, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$537

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+16%

costlier to staff

What Domino's Pizza's industry actually pays workers in Colorado, 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 Colorado12 systems
SystemLoans in COCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in COUnits in CO
Subway764 of 600.4×271
Quiznos6113 of 521.2×NOT CLEAR—
DAIRY QUEEN445 of 330.9×NOT CLEAR—
Papa Murphy'S431 of 310.2×—
Cold Stone Creamery4210 of 341.4×NOT CLEAR—
Culver's350 of 20——
Jimmy John's320 of 24——
Wingstop230 of 19—54
Firehouse Subs212 of 12—26
Smoothie King193 of 8——
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory182 of 12——
JERSEY MIKE'S170 of 10—57

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

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