SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · VIRGINIA
Medicap Pharmacy franchise in Virginia: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Medicap Pharmacy in Virginia have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $203,145), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 4.5% for Medicap Pharmacy nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in VA
11
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
4.5%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = VA. 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
1,432
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
16.3
national 11.6
Versus the country
+41%
denser
Every business in Medicap Pharmacy's industry operating in Virginia — 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 VA | Local charge-off | Units in VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC/AMERICAN FAMILY CARE | 9 | thin | 10 |
| Gameday Men's Health | 7 | thin | — |
| General Nutrition Center | 6 | thin | — |
| The Joint...the chiropractic place | 6 | thin | 7 |
| ELLIE MENTAL HEALTH | 5 | thin | — |
| Pearle Vision Center | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Medicap Pharmacy compares to the systems a buyer in Virginia would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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