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

Jimmy John's franchise in Oregon: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Jimmy John's in Oregon have taken 13 SBA loans since 1991 (average $828,976), and of the 12 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 5.8% for Jimmy John's nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Oregonvs national

Loans in OR

13

Resolved

12

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

5.8%

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

Market density · Oregon vs nationalDense market

Businesses in this industry

9,304

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

217.8

national 179.9

Versus the country

+21%

denser

Every business in Jimmy John's's industry operating in Oregon — 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 Oregon12 systems
SystemLoans in ORLocal charge-offUnits in OR
Quiznos4732.6%
Domino's Pizza2611.8%
Cold Stone Creamery2566.7%
Dutch Bros. Coffee250.0%
Taco Del Mar1315.4%
Figaro'S Italian Pizza12thin
Blimpie9thin
Kentucky Fried Chicken9thin
Little Ceasar'S Pizza9thin
Arby's7thin
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand7thin
Auntie Anne'S6thin

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

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