SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · KANSAS
Sonic Drive-In franchise in Kansas: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Sonic Drive-In in Kansas have taken 12 SBA loans since 1991 (average $812,008), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 10.0% were charged off — versus 9.9% for Sonic Drive-In nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in KS
12
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
10.0%
National charge-off
9.9%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = KS. 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
4,984
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
167.8
national 179.9
Versus the country
-7%
thinner
Every business in Sonic Drive-In's industry operating in Kansas — 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 KS | Local charge-off | Units in KS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domino's Pizza | 33 | 18.2% | — |
| SCOOTER'S COFFEE | 22 | 0.0% | 76 |
| Quiznos | 19 | 25.0% | — |
| Papa Murphy'S Take & Bake Pizza | 18 | 6.3% | — |
| Culver's | 13 | thin | — |
| Mr. Goodcents Subs & Pastas | 13 | thin | — |
| Blimpie | 12 | 30.0% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 12 | thin | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 10 | thin | — |
| PIZZA RANCH | 10 | thin | 6 |
| Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream | 9 | thin | — |
| Smoothie King (Health Food Store) | 9 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Sonic Drive-In compares to the systems a buyer in Kansas would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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