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.
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.
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.
| System | Loans in ID | Local charge-off | Units in ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco Service Station | 14 | 9.1% | — |
| Exxon | 13 | thin | — |
| Grease Monkey | 10 | thin | — |
| Meineke | 10 | 50.0% | — |
| JIFFY LUBE | 7 | thin | 22 |
| Aamco Transmissions | 6 | thin | — |
| Phillips 66 | 6 | thin | — |
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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