SBA Loans for Offices of Optometrists
SBA has approved 5,099 7(a) loans worth $1.4B to Offices of Optometrists businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 39% versus the prior decade.
- 5,099
- 7(a) loans
- $1.4B
- Approved dollars
- $282,838
- Average loan size
- #65
- Rank among industries
- -39%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 3.5%
- Active-loan distress
- 3%
- Franchise-branded
Offices of Optometrists is the #65 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 5,099 such loans worth $1.4B, averaging $282,838 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 39% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 3.5% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.