SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WASHINGTON
Jimmy John's franchise in Washington: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Jimmy John's in Washington have taken 27 SBA loans since 1991 (average $463,692), and of the 20 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.
Loans in WA
27
Resolved
20
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
5.8%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WA. 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
14,972
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
188.1
national 179.9
Versus the country
+5%
denser
Every business in Jimmy John's's industry operating in Washington — 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.
| System | Loans in WA | Local charge-off | Units in WA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiznos | 105 | 20.5% | — |
| Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream | 37 | 6.3% | — |
| Jersey Mike's Subs | 36 | 0.0% | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 34 | 10.7% | — |
| Taco Del Mar | 30 | 29.6% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 28 | 4.8% | — |
| Papa Murphy'S Take & Bake Pizza | 28 | 0.0% | — |
| Blimpie | 20 | 17.6% | — |
| Dutch Bros. Coffee | 17 | 0.0% | — |
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 16 | 0.0% | — |
| Port of Subs | 15 | 9.1% | — |
| Arby's | 13 | 15.4% | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Jimmy John's compares to the systems a buyer in Washington would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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