SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · FLORIDA
SERVICEMASTER CLEAN franchise in Florida: what the public record shows
Franchisees of SERVICEMASTER CLEAN in Florida have taken 9 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $663,833). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's national ratio is 0×. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 18 franchised outlets in Florida (fiscal 2025) — about 0.08 per 100k residents.
Loans in FL
9
Charged off (all years)
0 of 8
Loss ratio in FL
—
Loss ratio nationally
0×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = FL. 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
8,332
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
35.6
national 26.7
Versus the country
+33%
denser
Every business in SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's industry operating in Florida — 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
$629
Florida, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$659
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-5%
cheaper to staff
What SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's industry actually pays workers in Florida, 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.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 |
| System | Loans in FL | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in FL | Units in FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVPRO | 52 | 3 of 32 | — | 165 |
| PUROCLEAN | 19 | 3 of 7 | — | 40 |
| SERVICEMASTER RESTORE | 19 | 3 of 14 | — | 77 |
| MOLLY MAID | 13 | 1 of 8 | — | 39 |
| Paul Davis Restoration | 13 | 0 of 3 | — | 27 |
| WINDOW GENIE | 13 | 4 of 5 | — | 11 |
| THE MAIDS | 9 | 2 of 5 | — | 56 |
| Fish Window Cleaning | 8 | 1 of 3 | — | — |
| Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning | 8 | 3 of 5 | — | — |
| ENVIRO-MASTER | 7 | 0 of 5 | — | 32 |
| THE CLEANING AUTHORITY | 7 | 2 of 4 | — | 27 |
| System 4 | 6 | 0 of 2 | — | 6 |
Other systems in SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Florida. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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