SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WISCONSIN
Fedex Ground franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Fedex Ground in Wisconsin have taken 14 SBA loans since 1991 (average $155,264), and of the 13 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 7.7% for Fedex Ground nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in WI
14
Resolved
13
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
7.7%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WI. 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
442
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
7.4
national 8.1
Versus the country
-9%
thinner
Every business in Fedex Ground's industry operating in Wisconsin — 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
$1,132
Wisconsin, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,212
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-7%
cheaper to staff
What Fedex Ground's industry actually pays workers in Wisconsin, 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 WI | Local charge-off | Units in WI |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC | 35 | 0.0% | — |
| Mail Boxes Etc. Usa | 8 | thin | — |
| Express Employment Professionals/Express Pers | 6 | thin | — |
| Liberty Tax Service | 6 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Fedex Ground compares to the systems a buyer in Wisconsin would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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