SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW JERSEY
EverLine Coatings and Services franchise in New Jersey: what the public record shows
Franchisees of EverLine Coatings and Services in New Jersey have taken 7 SBA loans since 1991 (average $318,485)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 0.0% is the better guide.
Loans in NJ
7
Resolved
2
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
0.0%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NJ. 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 of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
4,300
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
45.3
national 39.6
Versus the country
+14%
denser
Every business in EverLine Coatings and Services's industry operating in New Jersey — 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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$1,246
New Jersey, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,252
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+0%
costlier to staff
What EverLine Coatings and Services's industry actually pays workers in New Jersey, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal 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.
| System | Loans in NJ | Local charge-off | Units in NJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 11 | thin | — |
| Budget Blinds | 10 | thin | — |
| MIGHTY DOG ROOFING | 9 | thin | — |
| Snap-On | 9 | thin | — |
| Mr. Handyman | 6 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how EverLine Coatings and Services compares to the systems a buyer in New Jersey would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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