SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OHIO
HEALTH MART franchise in Ohio: what the public record shows
Franchisees of HEALTH MART in Ohio have taken 12 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $443,308). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. HEALTH MART's national ratio is 0.8× (not clearly different from 1.0×). Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 99 franchised outlets in Ohio (fiscal 2026) — about 0.83 per 100k residents.
Loans in OH
12
Charged off (all years)
0 of 6
Loss ratio in OH
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
0.8×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OH. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
1,701
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
14.3
national 11.6
Versus the country
+23%
denser
Every business in HEALTH MART's industry operating in Ohio — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$793
Ohio, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$806
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-2%
cheaper to staff
What HEALTH MART's industry actually pays workers in Ohio, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is 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.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 133 | — |
| 2025 | 110 | — |
| 2026 | 99 | — |
| System | Loans in OH | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in OH | Units in OH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASSAGE ENVY | 21 | 1 of 19 | — | 30 |
| The Joint...the chiropractic place | 16 | 2 of 3 | — | 2 |
| Healthsource Chiropractic | 11 | 0 of 6 | — | — |
| Hand and Stone | 10 | 0 of 8 | — | — |
| Medicine Shoppe | 9 | 0 of 6 | — | — |
| Fyzical | 7 | 0 of 3 | — | 2 |
| Restore Hyper Wellness | 5 | 0 of 4 | — | — |
| SweatHouz | 5 | 0 of 1 | — | 8 |
Other systems in HEALTH MART's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Ohio. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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