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

Exxon franchise in Utah: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Exxon in Utah have taken 9 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,485,677)— 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 5.5% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · Utahvs national

Loans in UT

9

Resolved

5

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

5.5%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = UT. 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.

Market density · Utah vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

1,130

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

32.3

national 30.2

Versus the country

+7%

denser

Every business in Exxon's industry operating in Utah — 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Utah10 systems
SystemLoans in UTLocal charge-offUnits in UT
Grease Monkey170.0%
Aamco Transmissions12thin
Chevron (Gas Station)1118.2%
Napa Auto Parts8thin
Maaco Auto Painting Center7thin
Phillips 666thin
Pirtek6thin
JIFFY LUBE5thin79
Meineke5thin
Tire Pros5thin17

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Exxon compares to the systems a buyer in Utah would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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