SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MARYLAND
Pump It Up franchise in Maryland: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Pump It Up in Maryland have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $257,363), and of the 11 loans whose story has ended, 18.2% were charged off — versus 15.7% for Pump It Up nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in MD
11
Resolved
11
Local charge-off
18.2%
National charge-off
15.7%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MD. 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
696
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
11.1
national 11.9
Versus the country
-7%
thinner
Every business in Pump It Up's industry operating in Maryland — 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 MD | Local charge-off | Units in MD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyzone | 12 | thin | — |
| URBAN AIR ADVENTURE PARK | 6 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Pump It Up compares to the systems a buyer in Maryland would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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