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Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers in California: SBA acquisition loans
From FY2020 to Jun 30, 2026, California had 30 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers acquisition loans in the SBA 7(a) file.
California has about 7.0% of U.S. acquisition loans in this industry (30 of 429 loans).
No single fiscal year has 10 or more loans here.
The median approved amount was $498,000. The middle half of approved amounts ran from $265,000 to $1,090,000.
Total approved was $20.2M. The median term was 120 months. The median initial rate was 9.12%.
About 80% of these loans have variable rates.
Seasoned charge-off rate: not enough loans to show this number. The national seasoned charge-off rate is about 2% by count.
23 distinct lenders hold these loans in the SBA file. No single lender holds 10 or more loans here.
Lender counts are facts from the file. They are not a ranking and not a recommendation.
No single county has 10 or more loans here.
Franchises made up 43.3% of these loans.
Census 2023 counts 5,371 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers business locations in California. They have 86,970 employees and $2.01B in annual payroll.
2,041 of them have 10 to 49 employees.
Industry code: NAICS 713940. SBA changed industry codes in 2022. The same industry can appear under an old code (loans to FY2022) and a new code (loans from FY2022). Each page shows only its own code, so neither shows the full history.
California snapshot
| Measure | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition loans | 30 | Number of 7(a) loans labeled Change of Ownership, FY2020 to Jun 30, 2026. Cancelled loans are removed. |
| Loans by year |
| Acquisition loans by SBA fiscal year. FY2026 covers Oct 1 to Jun 30 only. Years with fewer than 10 loans are hidden. |
| Median approved amount | $498,000 | The middle approved amount. Half of the loans were approved for more and half for less. Gross approved amounts, rounded to $1,000. |
| Middle half of approved amounts | $265,000 to $1,090,000 | The range that holds the middle half of approved amounts, from the lower quarter mark to the upper quarter mark. |
| Total approved | $20.2M | The sum of all gross approved loan amounts in this cell. These are approved amounts, not money paid out. Rounded to $0.1 million. |
| Term | 120 months | The median loan term, in months. |
| Rate | 9.12% | The median initial interest rate. |
| Rate type | About 80% variable | How many of these loans have variable rates, rounded to the nearest 10%. |
| Seasoned charge-off rate | Not enough loans to show this number. | The share of loans approved in FY2020 to FY2022 that SBA lists as charged off, counted by loans. Charged off is a loan status, not a business closing. Older loans have had more time to be charged off. With under 100 seasoned loans, this shows a band. With under 30, it is hidden. |
| National charge-off rate | About 2% Estimate | The same measure across all industries. It is about 2% by count. |
| Lenders in the SBA file | 23 | The number of distinct lenders that hold these loans in the SBA file. The file lists the current lender, which may not be the original lender. Counts are not a ranking or a recommendation. |
| Lenders holding the most loans | No single lender holds 10 or more loans here. | Lenders that hold 10 or more loans in this cell, by count. Names come from public data. |
| Top counties | No single county has 10 or more loans here. | Counties with the most acquisition loans in this cell. Counties with fewer than 10 loans are hidden. |
| Franchise share | 43.3% | The share of acquisition loans in this cell that were for franchises. Hidden when fewer than 10 loans were for franchises. |
Local business locations (Census 2023)
| Business locations | 5,371 | Census County Business Patterns 2023: business locations, employees and annual payroll for this industry and area. Census adds small amounts of noise. |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 86,970 | |
| Annual payroll | $2.01B | |
| Business locations by employee count |
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| Business locations with 10 to 49 employees | 2,041 | Census count of local business locations in that size band. |
Data as of: Jun 30, 2026.