SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · TEXAS
Pirtek franchise in Texas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Pirtek in Texas have taken 16 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $324,143). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Pirtek's national ratio is 0.9× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in TX
16
Charged off (all years)
2 of 3
Loss ratio in TX
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
0.9×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = TX. 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
2,460
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
7.9
national 8.1
Versus the country
-2%
thinner
Every business in Pirtek's industry operating in Texas — 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
$1,443
Texas, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,212
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+19%
costlier to staff
What Pirtek's industry actually pays workers in Texas, 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 TX | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in TX | Units in TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL) | 179 | 10 of 108 | 0.5× | 440 |
| Mail Boxes Etc. Usa | 135 | 24 of 119 | 1.1×NOT CLEAR | — |
| Minuteman Press | 76 | 21 of 64 | 1.9× | — |
| ALPHAGRAPHICS | 69 | 17 of 47 | 2.6× | 48 |
| POSTNET | 53 | 14 of 42 | 1.7× | 38 |
| Fastsigns | 50 | 3 of 34 | 0.6×NOT CLEAR | — |
| Ameriprise Financial Services | 40 | 0 of 31 | — | — |
| Liberty Tax Service | 32 | 2 of 27 | — | — |
| Farmers Insurance agency | 24 | 1 of 10 | — | — |
| Allstate Insurance | 23 | 0 of 21 | — | — |
| Fedex Ground | 21 | 3 of 19 | — | — |
| Kwik-Kopy | 21 | 5 of 18 | — | — |
Other systems in Pirtek's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Texas. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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