SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ILLINOIS
SERVPRO franchise in Illinois: what the public record shows
Franchisees of SERVPRO in Illinois have taken 43 SBA loans since 1991 (average $468,618), and of the 26 loans whose story has ended, 3.8% were charged off — versus 6.4% for SERVPRO nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 91 franchised outlets in Illinois (fiscal 2025) — about 0.72 per 100k residents.
Loans in IL
43
Resolved
26
Local charge-off
3.8%
National charge-off
6.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = IL. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
3,476
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
27.3
national 26.7
Versus the country
+2%
denser
Every business in SERVPRO's industry operating in Illinois — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$746
Illinois, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$659
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+13%
costlier to staff
What SERVPRO's industry actually pays workers in Illinois, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 91 | 0 |
| 2024 | 91 | 0 |
| 2025 | 91 | 0 |
| System | Loans in IL | Local charge-off | Units in IL |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grounds Guys | 11 | thin | — |
| MOLLY MAID | 10 | thin | 22 |
| Fish Window Cleaning | 6 | thin | — |
| Maidpro | 6 | thin | — |
| PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION | 5 | thin | 6 |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how SERVPRO compares to the systems a buyer in Illinois would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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