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This page works through the store side of a Ross County, OH gas station, from ice merchandisers and glass-door coolers to beverage restocks and store payroll. Everything on the fuel side sits outside this site.
At a glance
- Gasoline stations, Ross County, OH
37 employer establishments (CBP 2023)
- Fewer than five employees
10 of the 37 (27.0%)
- Gasoline stations at a ZIP 45601 address
26 employer establishments (ZBP 2023)
- Invented ice merchandiser and two coolers
$10,900 over 36 or 48 months
Credit line uses for Ross County, OH gas station and c-store owners: payroll and store inventory
County Business Patterns counted 37 gasoline stations with paid employees in Ross County, OH for 2023, with 404 paid employees in the March pay period; 10 of the 37 (27.0%) had fewer than five employees.
Gasoline stations with a ZIP 45601 address numbered 26 in 2023, by ZIP Code Business Patterns.
In this invented case, a station's store runs a $6,280 biweekly payroll. A 30-day window holds two or three paydays on that invented schedule, depending on where the first one falls. Putting one invented store payroll on a credit line for 30 days at a 14.15% annual rate runs $73.04 of simple interest.
The same line can carry a store-stock order between deliveries, and a partner may set the limit after reading the store's bank statements. The Chillicothe, OH business loans page lists ZIP 45601 counts by sector, retail trade among them.
Cooler restocks first: store-side gas station financing in Ross County, OH
In this invented example, a c-store's beverage and snack restock from two distributors totals $9,470. As inventory financing over four months at a 13.9% annual rate, the invented restock costs $2,436.45 a month, $9,745.80 in all, or $275.80 of interest.
A store that takes most of its inside sales by card could look at a merchant cash advance instead. In the invented figures, a $9,000 advance at a 1.27 factor has a collected total of $11,430.00; a 10% holdback on $1,850 of daily in-store card sales collects $185.00 a day, so the invented total is collected in about 62 days of sales, at a cost of $2,430.00 over the amount received.
In this invented pair, the four-month inventory loan costs $2,154.20 less than the advance, while the advance has no fixed monthly payment. Fuel sales and fuel purchases are outside what this site takes requests for, so the card sales in the invented example are store sales only.
Putting ice merchandisers on an equipment loan: what a Chillicothe, OH gas station brings
An ice merchandiser is a freezer cabinet that holds bagged ice near the door. It plugs into an outlet, so the cabinet itself is equipment. These details make the request clear on the call:
- The dealer quote, with the model, its bag capacity and the delivery charge
- Whether the cabinet is new or used, and its age if used
- How long the store has been open and its yearly revenue, which the short request asks about
- The store's last few months of business bank statements, if a partner asks
A new outlet or a dedicated circuit for the cabinet is electrical work on the building and stays outside the request.
Ice merchandisers and plug-in glass-door coolers: payments for a Chillicothe, OH c-store
In this invented example, the store adds a $4,380 ice merchandiser and two plug-in two-door glass coolers at $3,260 each, a $10,900 request in all, at an 11.9% annual rate.
| Term | Monthly payment | Total of payments | Interest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 months | $361.52 | $13,014.72 | $2,114.72 |
| 48 months | $286.50 | $13,752.00 | $2,852.00 |
On the 48-month row the invented c-store pays $75.02 less each month for the ice and cooler cabinets, and $737.28 more interest overall.
The coolers in this invented request plug into existing outlets, so nothing in it covers wiring or wall work.
Term loan or credit line for a countertop hot food setup? A Ross County, OH gas station view
In this invented case, a Ross County, OH c-store adds a countertop heated display case at $3,740 and a roller grill at $1,890, $5,630 for the pair. Both invented units plug in on the counter, and any new circuit for them would be property work outside this site.
| Route | Monthly payment | Payments | Total of payments | Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term loan, 12.6%, 24 months | $266.60 | 24 | $6,398.40 | $768.40 |
| Line draw at 14.6%, paid off in six months | $978.69 | 6 | $5,872.14 | $242.14 |
In the invented comparison, the line costs $526.26 less in interest but asks for $712.09 more each month, while the term loan holds the payment at $266.60 next to store payroll.
Retail stores and hardware aisles sit beside gas stations in the Stores and stations group on the trades page.
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