SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · LOUISIANA
Mail Boxes Etc. Usa franchise in Louisiana: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc. Usa in Louisiana have taken 24 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $96,240). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Mail Boxes Etc. Usa's national ratio is 0.7×.
Loans in LA
24
Charged off (all years)
1 of 23
Loss ratio in LA
—
Loss ratio nationally
0.7×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = LA. 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
334
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
7.3
national 8.1
Versus the country
-10%
thinner
Every business in Mail Boxes Etc. Usa's industry operating in Louisiana — 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
$677
Louisiana, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,212
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-44%
cheaper to staff
What Mail Boxes Etc. Usa's industry actually pays workers in Louisiana, 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.
| System | Loans in LA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in LA | Units in LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL) | 21 | 1 of 14 | — | 47 |
| Fastsigns | 6 | 1 of 1 | — | — |
| JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE | 6 | 1 of 5 | — | — |
| Ameriprise Financial Services | 5 | 0 of 2 | — | — |
Other systems in Mail Boxes Etc. Usa's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Louisiana. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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