SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW JERSEY
THE LITTLE GYM franchise in New Jersey: what the public record shows
Franchisees of THE LITTLE GYM in New Jersey have taken 23 SBA loans since 1991 (average $371,808), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 20.0% were charged off — versus 15.1% for THE LITTLE GYM nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in NJ
23
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
20.0%
National charge-off
15.1%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NJ. 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
1,495
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
15.7
national 11.9
Versus the country
+32%
denser
Every business in THE LITTLE GYM's industry operating in New Jersey — 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.
| System | Loans in NJ | Local charge-off | Units in NJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retrofitness | 57 | 5.1% | — |
| Orangetheory | 22 | 0.0% | — |
| Planet Fitness | 14 | thin | 71 |
| GOLD'S GYM | 13 | thin | 3 |
| Curves for Women | 12 | 18.2% | — |
| F45 Training | 12 | thin | — |
| ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS | 10 | thin | — |
| BAR METHOD | 9 | thin | — |
| CycleBar | 6 | thin | — |
| Stretch Lab | 6 | thin | — |
| Yoga Six | 6 | thin | — |
| Lady of America | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how THE LITTLE GYM compares to the systems a buyer in New Jersey would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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