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

THE LITTLE GYM franchise in Idaho: what the public record shows

Franchisees of THE LITTLE GYM in Idaho have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $192,560)— 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 15.1% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · Idahovs national

Loans in ID

5

Resolved

3

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

15.1%

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

Businesses in this industry

210

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

10.5

national 11.9

Versus the country

-12%

thinner

Every business in THE LITTLE GYM's industry operating in Idaho — 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Idaho2 systems
SystemLoans in IDLocal charge-offUnits in ID
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F45 Training5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how THE LITTLE GYM compares to the systems a buyer in Idaho would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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