SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MAINE
Domino's Pizza franchise in Maine: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Domino's Pizza in Maine have taken 12 SBA loans since 1991 (average $159,975), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 9.4% for Domino's Pizza nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in ME
12
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
9.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = ME. 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
3,020
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
214.9
national 179.9
Versus the country
+19%
denser
Every business in Domino's Pizza's industry operating in Maine — 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 ME | Local charge-off | Units in ME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 37 | 0.0% | — |
| Quiznos | 6 | thin | — |
| Little Ceasar'S Pizza | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Domino's Pizza compares to the systems a buyer in Maine would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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