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

Chevron (Gas Station) franchise in Idaho: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Chevron (Gas Station) in Idaho have taken 25 SBA loans since 1991 (average $506,932), and of the 21 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 6.6% for Chevron (Gas Station) nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Idahovs national

Loans in ID

25

Resolved

21

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

6.6%

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.

Market density · Idaho vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

664

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

33.2

national 30.2

Versus the country

+10%

denser

Every business in Chevron (Gas Station)'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 Idaho7 systems
SystemLoans in IDLocal charge-offUnits in ID
Texaco Service Station149.1%
Exxon13thin
Grease Monkey10thin
Meineke1050.0%
JIFFY LUBE7thin22
Aamco Transmissions6thin
Phillips 666thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Chevron (Gas Station) 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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