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

Snap Fitness franchise in Mississippi: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Snap Fitness in Mississippi have taken 5 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $151,620). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Snap Fitness's national ratio is 0.8× (not clearly different from 1.0×). Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 9 franchised outlets in Mississippi (fiscal 2025) — about 0.31 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Mississippivs same-year franchise loans

Loans in MS

5

Charged off (all years)

0 of 4

Loss ratio in MS

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

0.8×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MS. 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 · Mississippi vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

211

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

7.2

national 11.9

Versus the country

-39%

thinner

Every business in Snap Fitness's industry operating in Mississippi — 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 · Mississippi vs nationalBelow-average wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$316

Mississippi, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$438

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-28%

cheaper to staff

What Snap Fitness's industry actually pays workers in Mississippi, 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.

Franchised outlets in Mississippi · FDD Item 20-11 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
2017200
2018190
2019160
2023110
202490
202590
Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Mississippi1 systems
SystemLoans in MSCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in MSUnits in MS
ANYTIME FITNESS91 of 9——

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

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