SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MISSOURI
GREAT CLIPS franchise in Missouri: what the public record shows
Franchisees of GREAT CLIPS in Missouri have taken 15 SBA loans since 1991 (average $167,540), and of the 13 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 5.0% for GREAT CLIPS nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in MO
15
Resolved
13
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
5.0%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MO. 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
1,305
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
20.9
national 26.6
Versus the country
-21%
thinner
Every business in GREAT CLIPS's industry operating in Missouri — 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
$674
Missouri, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$698
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-3%
cheaper to staff
What GREAT CLIPS's industry actually pays workers in Missouri, 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 MO | Local charge-off | Units in MO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Sams | 22 | 23.8% | — |
| SUPERCUTS | 12 | thin | 12 |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how GREAT CLIPS compares to the systems a buyer in Missouri would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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