SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · SOUTH CAROLINA
Domino's Pizza franchise in South Carolina: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Domino's Pizza in South Carolina have taken 16 SBA loans since 1991 (average $505,543), and of the 11 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 SC
16
Resolved
11
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
9.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = SC. 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
9,612
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
175.4
national 179.9
Versus the country
-3%
thinner
Every business in Domino's Pizza's industry operating in South Carolina — 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 SC | Local charge-off | Units in SC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruster'S | 24 | 7.1% | — |
| Zaxby's | 24 | 0.0% | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 21 | 7.1% | 47 |
| Quiznos | 18 | 35.7% | — |
| Atlanta Bread | 17 | 25.0% | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 15 | 40.0% | — |
| Mellow Mushroom | 14 | 8.3% | — |
| Schlotzsky'S Sandwich Shop | 14 | thin | — |
| Cicis Pizza | 13 | 15.4% | — |
| Blimpie | 10 | thin | — |
| Culver's | 10 | thin | — |
| BONJANGLES EXPRESS | 9 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Domino's Pizza compares to the systems a buyer in South Carolina would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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