SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · GEORGIA
Marathon Oil franchise in Georgia: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Marathon Oil in Georgia have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,183,800)— 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 18.2% is the better guide.
Loans in GA
5
Resolved
2
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
18.2%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = GA. 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
2,847
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
25.5
national 30.2
Versus the country
-16%
thinner
Every business in Marathon Oil's industry operating in Georgia — 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 GA | Local charge-off | Units in GA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron (Gas Station) | 47 | 3.1% | — |
| Meineke | 43 | 29.6% | — |
| Shell Service Station | 34 | 12.0% | — |
| Texaco Service Station | 26 | 5.9% | — |
| Aamco Transmissions | 24 | 46.7% | — |
| Christian Brothers Automotive | 24 | 0.0% | — |
| Maaco Auto Painting Center | 23 | 10.0% | — |
| Citgo Service Station | 21 | 0.0% | — |
| All Tune and Lube | 16 | 58.3% | — |
| Amoco (Gas Station) | 11 | thin | — |
| Midas Muffler Shop | 10 | thin | — |
| Exxon | 8 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Marathon Oil compares to the systems a buyer in Georgia would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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