SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MICHIGAN
Marathon Oil franchise in Michigan: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Marathon Oil in Michigan have taken 9 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $778,444). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Marathon Oil's national ratio is 1.1× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in MI
9
Charged off (all years)
2 of 5
Loss ratio in MI
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
1.1×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MI. 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
3,173
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
31.3
national 30.2
Versus the country
+4%
denser
Every business in Marathon Oil's industry operating in Michigan — 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
$1,043
Michigan, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,002
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+4%
costlier to staff
What Marathon Oil's industry actually pays workers in Michigan, 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 MI | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in MI | Units in MI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matco Tools | 30 | 14 of 28 | — | — |
| Sunoco Service Station | 30 | 3 of 21 | — | — |
| Mobil Oil (Stations) | 19 | 2 of 9 | — | — |
| Maaco | 15 | 6 of 10 | — | — |
| Amoco (Gas Station) | 10 | 0 of 5 | — | — |
| Midas Muffler Shop | 10 | 0 of 10 | — | — |
| Shell Service Station | 10 | 0 of 7 | — | — |
| Chrysler | 9 | 0 of 4 | — | — |
| LINE-X | 9 | 2 of 7 | — | 3 |
| Meineke | 9 | 4 of 8 | — | — |
| Midas | 9 | 0 of 3 | — | — |
| Snap-On | 9 | 1 of 7 | — | — |
Other systems in Marathon Oil's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Michigan. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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