SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · TEXAS
Heroes Lawn Care LLC franchise in Texas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Heroes Lawn Care LLC in Texas have taken 19 SBA loans since 1991 (average $361,852)— 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 TX
19
Resolved
6
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
0.0%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = TX. 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
6,136
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
19.6
national 39.6
Versus the country
-51%
thinner
Every business in Heroes Lawn Care LLC's industry operating in Texas — 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
$1,348
Texas, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,252
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+8%
costlier to staff
What Heroes Lawn Care LLC's industry actually pays workers in Texas, 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 TX | Local charge-off | Units in TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 99 | 20.0% | — |
| Budget Blinds | 37 | 20.8% | — |
| SAM THE CONCRETE MAN | 23 | thin | — |
| MIGHTY DOG ROOFING | 22 | thin | — |
| Snap-On | 21 | 5.9% | — |
| EverLine Coatings and Services | 18 | thin | — |
| GLASS DOCTOR | 15 | thin | 23 |
| Mr. Handyman | 13 | thin | — |
| True Value Hardware | 13 | 0.0% | — |
| ACE HANDYMAN SERVICES | 12 | thin | 43 |
| Mr. Electric | 12 | thin | — |
| ProLift Garage Doors | 12 | thin | 2 |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Heroes Lawn Care LLC compares to the systems a buyer in Texas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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