SBA Loans for Local Messengers and Local Delivery
SBA has approved 1,539 7(a) loans worth $304M to Local Messengers and Local Delivery businesses, and annual approvals have grown 17% versus the prior decade.
- 1,539
- 7(a) loans
- $304M
- Approved dollars
- $197,388
- Average loan size
- #206
- Rank among industries
- +17%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 8.3%
- Active-status distress
- 6%
- Franchise-branded
Local Messengers and Local Delivery is the #206 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,539 such loans worth $304M, averaging $197,388 each. Annual approval volume has grown 17% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 264 active-status local messengers and local delivery loans, 8.3% are 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. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.