SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · CALIFORNIA
Pump It Up franchise in California: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Pump It Up in California have taken 24 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $615,695). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Pump It Up's national ratio is 0.7× (not clearly different from 1.0×).
Loans in CA
24
Charged off (all years)
2 of 19
Loss ratio in CA
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
0.7×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CA. 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
5,357
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
13.6
national 11.9
Versus the country
+14%
denser
Every business in Pump It Up's industry operating in California — 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
$494
California, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$438
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+13%
costlier to staff
What Pump It Up's industry actually pays workers in California, 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 CA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in CA | Units in CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color Me Mine | 17 | 0 of 13 | — | — |
| Bounceu | 8 | 2 of 4 | — | — |
| Painting With a Twist | 8 | 1 of 3 | — | — |
| Pinot's Palette | 8 | 1 of 7 | — | 12 |
| Skyzone | 8 | 1 of 3 | — | — |
| URBAN AIR ADVENTURE PARK | 6 | 0 of 1 | — | — |
Other systems in Pump It Up's sector whose franchisees borrowed in California. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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