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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Quiznos franchise in District of Columbia: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Quiznos in District of Columbia have taken 9 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $157,777). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Quiznos's national ratio is 1.3×.

SBA loan outcomes · District of Columbiavs same-year franchise loans

Loans in DC

9

Charged off (all years)

1 of 8

Loss ratio in DC

—

Loss ratio nationally

1.3×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = DC. 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.

Market density · District of Columbia vs nationalDense market

Businesses in this industry

2,091

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

297.8

national 179.9

Versus the country

+66%

denser

Every business in Quiznos's industry operating in District of Columbia — 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.

Labor cost · District of Columbia vs nationalHigh wage pressure

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$796

District of Columbia, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$537

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+48%

costlier to staff

What Quiznos's industry actually pays workers in District of Columbia, 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in District of Columbia1 systems
SystemLoans in DCCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in DCUnits in DC
Subway90 of 6—46

Other systems in Quiznos's sector whose franchisees borrowed in District of Columbia. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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