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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OKLAHOMA

SERVPRO franchise in Oklahoma: what the public record shows

Franchisees of SERVPRO in Oklahoma have taken 10 SBA loans since 1991 (average $182,300)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 6.4% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 21 franchised outlets in Oklahoma (fiscal 2025) — about 0.51 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Oklahomavs national

Loans in OK

10

Resolved

9

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

6.4%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OK. 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 of 30 loans.

Market density · Oklahoma vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

746

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

18.2

national 26.7

Versus the country

-32%

thinner

Every business in SERVPRO's industry operating in Oklahoma — 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.

Labor cost · Oklahoma vs nationalBelow-average wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$513

Oklahoma, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$659

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-22%

cheaper to staff

What SERVPRO's industry actually pays workers in Oklahoma, 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.

Franchised outlets in Oklahoma · FDD Item 20+21 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
201400
201500
201600
2023200
2024210
2025210
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