Feasibility Study Data for the Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area
What SBA's own loan files show about lending in the Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area, every asset class together, and what a feasibility study for a project there has to test.
Idaho Falls among metropolitan areas, ranked by 604 loans
Among metro and micro areas, Idaho Falls ranks 151 of 928 by loans, with 604 approvals over FY2017 to FY2026 and $237.6 million gross. Smaller tickets mark Idaho Falls. The Idaho Falls median of $150,000 in Idaho Falls is 0.72x the national figure; in Idaho Falls, half of loans span $50,000 to $434,600. The gap between $50,000 and $434,600 in Idaho Falls shows how varied borrowers are. Idaho Falls offers no typical loan in Idaho Falls.
By program, Idaho Falls holds 465 SBA 7(a) loans beside 139 SBA 504 loans. Franchised businesses in Idaho Falls make up 8.3% of loans. In Idaho Falls, ID, classes rank automotive mechanical repair with 14, medical office with 12 and coffee shop and in Idaho Falls snack bar with 12. 480 Idaho Falls loans belong to no tracked class in Idaho Falls. The 604 total counts them. The Idaho Falls project county is Bonneville County, ID alone, at 480 loans in Idaho Falls.
Idaho Falls, ID: lenders behind the 604 loans
In Idaho Falls, this section reflects what SBA reports in Idaho Falls on loans a lender has or had in Idaho Falls, per the holder field in Idaho Falls, and say nothing of lender standards. Idaho Falls holders should be read that way in Idaho Falls. In Idaho Falls, leading SBA 7(a) in Idaho Falls holders are Zions Bancorporation, National Association with 166 loans worth $19.2 million; The Bank of Commerce with 53 loans worth $13.5 million; Glacier Bank with 34 loans worth $15.3 million. In the Idaho Falls SBA 504 table in Idaho Falls, the leading holders are East-Central Idaho Development Company with 87 loans worth $57.0 million; Mountain West Small Business Finance with 27 loans worth $16.7 million; Capital Matrix, Inc. with 10 loans worth $6.5 million. In Idaho Falls, the top holder leads the rest. An Idaho Falls borrower may still in Idaho Falls approach any lender in Idaho Falls.
Cancellation floor, Idaho Falls: 10.6% of FY2017 to FY2024 approvals. Another Idaho Falls ceiling, counting undisbursed approvals as cancelled is withheld at source for Idaho Falls. The Idaho Falls charge-off floor for the cohort funded in Idaho Falls in FY2017 to FY2021 is not printed, the cohort being thin; nothing is guessed, and Idaho Falls is not zero. Idaho Falls approvals peaked in FY2025, at 108 loans. Files place a loan in Idaho Falls using project county, found by name lookup with the July 2023 delineation, and a loan whose county cannot be placed goes uncounted in any area. The 604 loans in Idaho Falls, ID include those in Idaho Falls in no named class in Idaho Falls.
Idaho Falls: testing a project in Idaho Falls, ID
First, prove demand in Idaho Falls. Map who lives and works near the parcel itself in Idaho Falls, never the metropolitan area, then test a late opening in Idaho Falls. Next, price the Idaho Falls project. Loans near $150,000 are common, though every line should rest on bids, adding a visible contingency for Idaho Falls. Idaho Falls debt service coverage ties it together. Compute the ratio at the planned loan plus a case with lower revenue, so the margin in Idaho Falls of safety shows in Idaho Falls. An independent Idaho Falls appraisal comes last, so the cost-to-value story needs sources that survive review in Idaho Falls. Inside Idaho Falls, ID, submarkets differ widely. Its 604 loans average across them all, so an Idaho Falls study must name the Idaho Falls submarket it means in Idaho Falls. At 0.72x of the national median in Idaho Falls, a very large Idaho Falls project may look unusual in Idaho Falls. The study should explain its scale for Idaho Falls against $150,000.
SBA loans in the Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area
| Loans approved, FY2017 to FY2026 | 604 |
|---|---|
| Gross dollars approved | $237.6 million |
| Median loan | $150,000 |
| Middle half of loans, from | $50,000 |
| Middle half of loans, to | $434,600 |
| SBA 7(a) loans | 465 |
| SBA 504 loans | 139 |
| Franchise share of loans | 8.3% |
| Rank among metro and micro areas by loans | 151 of 928 |
| Median loan against the national median | 0.72x |
Cancellation and charge-off
| Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor) | 10.6% |
|---|---|
| The same, counting loans still undisbursed as cancelled (a ceiling) | withheld |
| Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor) | withheld |
Both rates are floors. SBA withholds the status of open loans, so a loan counts as charged off only once SBA reports it; a rate needs at least 30 loans in its cohort and is otherwise not reported.
SBA loans approved in the Idaho Falls, ID Metro Area, by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 62 | $19.1 million |
| FY2018 | 61 | $17.1 million |
| FY2019 | 43 | $13.3 million |
| FY2020 | 48 | $17.4 million |
| FY2021 | 49 | $36.0 million |
| FY2022 | 46 | $20.5 million |
| FY2023 | 43 | $28.0 million |
| FY2024 | 64 | $19.0 million |
| FY2025 | 108 | $31.2 million |
| FY2026 | 80 | $35.9 million |
Loans by asset class
| Asset class | Loans |
|---|---|
| Not in any of the 39 asset classes | 480 |
| Automotive mechanical repair (car and truck) | 14 |
| Medical office (physicians) | 12 |
| Coffee shop and snack bar | 12 |
| Fitness center | 11 |
| Dental office | 10 |
| Child care center | 10 |
| Full-service restaurant | 9 |
| Limited-service restaurant | 9 |
| Rehabilitation and therapy clinic | 7 |
| Car wash | 5 |
Classes with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are withheld, and more where a small one could be derived.
Most active SBA lenders
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| East-Central Idaho Development Company | 87 | $57.0 million |
| Mountain West Small Business Finance | 27 | $16.7 million |
| Capital Matrix, Inc. | 10 | $6.5 million |
| Eastern Idaho Development Corporation | 8 | $6.5 million |
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Zions Bancorporation, National Association | 166 | $19.2 million |
| The Bank of Commerce | 53 | $13.5 million |
| Glacier Bank | 34 | $15.3 million |
| Idaho Central CU | 28 | $14.8 million |
| Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 22 | $4.4 million |
Lenders with 5 or more loans here; a lender with fewer is not listed, and loans SBA or a receiver holds are counted but never listed as a lender.
Where the loans are, by county
| County | Loans |
|---|---|
| Bonneville County, ID | 480 |
Counties with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are not listed.
Metro is the CBSA (metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area) of the loan's project county, July 2023 delineation (OMB Bulletin 23-01). The county is matched by name (manifests/ld2/county-cbsa-map.csv); a loan whose county cannot be placed in a 2023 CBSA is left out of every metro.
All assets: every 7(a) and 504 approval in the metro, including those outside the 39 asset classes.
A value marked withheld rests on fewer than 5 loans, or is withheld so that such a figure cannot be derived from other published figures.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 loan-level FOIA files (data.sba.gov), as of 2026-09-30; areas from the U.S. Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01); Loan Analytics metro cell MT-26820.
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