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SBA loans for gasoline stations with convenience stores

2,043 SBA 7(a) loans since 2010. What they were for, how big, how long, and how often they went wrong.

Loans made
2,043
2010 onward
Typical loan
$1.3M
median approved
Typical term
25 yr
Default rate
all industries 2.1%

Against other industries

defaulted within 7 years
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores
Full-Service Restaurants
3.2%
Offices of Lawyers
2.2%
All Other Specialty Trade Contract
3.4%
Offices of Dentists
1.7%
All SBA 7(a) loans
2.1%

Default rate is not a judgement on the industry. It tells you how a lender will price your risk, and how much cushion you should build in.

When borrowers got into trouble

share of failures by year
Year 2
12%
Year 3
88%

Trouble rarely arrives in year one. It arrives when the opening cash is gone — which is an argument for borrowing more working capital, not less.

What this means for your application

A typical loan here runs $1.3M over 25 years. If you are asking for far more than that, expect harder questions and a longer file. If far less, check which lenders will even take it — many won't go below $150,000.

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Source SBA 7(a) FOIA, NAICS 457 Released 2026-06-30 Loans 2,043

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