Operate · the United States
Underwriting: General Automotive Repair
What public records can and cannot establish about running this business in the United States, dimension by dimension, with the gaps named.
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NOT SCORED. 65 of 100 rubric points are evidenced deterministically from public records; 10 have no producer. The ±3.1 interval measured elsewhere on this site is ARBITER's sampling variance and does not apply to a SQL query, which returns the same answer every time it runs.
IndustryNAICS 811111
Scopethe United States
RubricO1.0-20260804
Pricedfree — no account, no gate
59th percentile of 287 industries
Where this industry stands
| Net formation, 5yr | Percentile | Reads as | Signal strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| +0.74% | 59th of 287 | roughly in balance | ρ 0.57 across 4 backtested windows, 42.6pp decile separation |
SBA 7(a) acquisition loans · FY2010–FY2026
Can you borrow to buy one
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Acquisition loans approved | 7,410 |
| Median loan | $144,024 |
| Mean rate | 7.28% |
| Mean term | 155 months |
| Charged off | 5.9% |
79,429 firms · Census SUSB 2022
What firms here actually earn
| Revenue band ($000) | Firms | Share | Cumulative | Labour share of revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <100 | 9,257 | 11.7% | 11.7% | 31.0% |
| 100-499 | 32,162 | 40.5% | 52.1% | 25.0% |
| 500-999 | 19,900 | 25.1% | 77.2% | 26.1% |
| 1,000-2,499 | 13,824 | 17.4% | 94.6% | 27.4% |
| 2,500-4,999 | 2,744 | 3.5% | 98.1% | 26.5% |
| 5,000-7,499 | 515 | 0.6% | 98.7% | 24.4% |
| 7,500-9,999 | 188 | 0.2% | 98.9% | 25.2% |
| 10,000-14,999 | 172 | 0.2% | 99.2% | 24.9% |
| 15,000-19,999 | 92 | 0.1% | 99.3% | 22.5% |
| 20,000-24,999 | 45 | 0.1% | 99.3% | 22.9% |
| 25,000-29,999 | 40 | 0.1% | 99.4% | 23.6% |
| 30,000-34,999 | 26 | 0.0% | 99.4% | 29.1% |
| 35,000-39,999 | 24 | 0.0% | 99.4% | 27.8% |
| 40,000-49,999 | 40 | 0.1% | 99.5% | 19.4% |
| 50,000-74,999 | 66 | 0.1% | 99.6% | 20.1% |
| 75,000-99,999 | 40 | 0.1% | 99.6% | 23.7% |
| 100,000+ | 294 | 0.4% | 100.0% | 32.8% |
SBA 7(a) · FY2010–FY2026
Can an acquisition here be financed?
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| SBA acquisition loans on record | 7,410 |
| Median loan | $144,024 |
| Typical rate | 7.28% |
| Typical term | 155 months |
| Total approved | $2,534,657,600 |
| Charge-off rate, seasoned cohorts | 5.9% |
| Loans that reached an outcome | 3,025 |
| Rank among industries | 39th of 501 |
Take this away
| Format | What it is |
|---|---|
| download the document → | One self-contained file — no stylesheet, no fonts, no scripts. Works offline, prints, and carries a content hash anyone can verify at /verify without an account. |
| JSON → | The same figures as data, with every source and gap attached. |
65 of 100 rubric points evidenced
What this report can and cannot underwrite
| Dimension | Weight | Evidence | Predicts? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 · Demand density and recurrence | 25 | evidenced | predictive · ρ +0.57 | US Census County Business Patterns |
| O2 · Payment evidence | 15 | partial | not backtested | USASpending.gov — US federal government work, public domain |
| O3 · Licence gate favourability | 15 | evidenced | not backtested | CareerOneStop / ARC, U.S. Department of Labor |
| O4 · Labour availability | 15 | evidenced | not backtested | BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 |
| O5 · Incumbent weakness | 10 | no producer | not backtested | none |
| O6 · Margin structure | 10 | partial | not backtested | US Census Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022 |
| O7 · Ceiling | 10 | evidenced | DESCRIPTIVE ONLY · ρ +0.05 | US Census Business Dynamics Statistics — public domain |
Every licensed occupation in this industry
| Occupation | Share here | Concentration | Jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 46.34% | 92.3× | 4 of 56 |
| Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 2.42% | 17.9× | 2 of 56 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 6.4% | 36.5× | 1 of 56 |
| General and Operations Managers | 6.0% | 2.4× | 23 of 56 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 1.97% | 2.0× | 2 of 56 |
| Office Clerks, General | 4.79% | 2.8× | 1 of 56 |
What this report cannot tell you
| Gap |
|---|
| licence gate — the only occupation matched is 'Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics' at 46.34% of this industry's employment, licensed in 4 of 56 jurisdictions. Reported, but too narrow to be read as this industry's barrier to entry. |
| occupation mix for NAICS 811111 — the labour statistics carry no rows at this level, so everything about occupations here, including the defining occupation and its licence gate, is measured at NAICS 811110, a broader grouping. Establishment counts are for 811111 itself. |
| licence coverage — the register holds 54 of 56 US licensing jurisdictions, and 2,504 of its records carry no jurisdiction at all. A count of 4 is out of 54 searched, not out of 56. The unsearched jurisdictions are not evidence of no licence. |
| bonding_required_usd — no producer, and not estimated |