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

Sunoco Service Station franchise in Ohio: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Sunoco Service Station in Ohio have taken 20 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $291,275). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Sunoco Service Station's national ratio is 0.7× (not clearly different from 1.0×).

SBA loan outcomes · Ohiovs same-year franchise loans

Loans in OH

20

Charged off (all years)

1 of 19

Loss ratio in OH

—

Loss ratio nationally (not clear)

0.7×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OH. 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 · Ohio vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

3,601

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

30.3

national 30.2

Versus the country

+0%

denser

Every business in Sunoco Service Station's industry operating in Ohio — 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 · Ohio vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$951

Ohio, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,002

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-5%

cheaper to staff

What Sunoco Service Station's industry actually pays workers in Ohio, 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 Ohio12 systems
SystemLoans in OHCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in OHUnits in OH
Matco Tools3714 of 352.1×—
Snap-On234 of 22——
Aamco Transmissions222 of 17——
Meineke193 of 13——
LINE-X160 of 13—6
Maaco164 of 13——
Cornwell Quality Tools141 of 11——
Tuffy Muffler Center134 of 10——
All Tune and Lube122 of 9——
Marathon Oil122 of 8——
Carstar111 of 7——
1-800-Radiator & A/C92 of 5——

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

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