October 2026 Commercial Funding Report: Sector Analysis & Capital Distribution

During October 2026, total business funding reached $3,521,739.00 across 46 funded deals spanning 21 states.

Funding Summary by Grouped Industry

Industry Group

Deal Count

Total Funding

Share of Total

Average Deal Size

States Covered

Construction & Skilled Trades

15

$1,674,289.00

47.54%

$111,619.27

CA, CO, FL, GA, MA, NH, NJ, OH, TN, VA

Food, Beverage & Hospitality

6

$474,000.00

13.46%

$79,000.00

FL, NY, OK, TN, TX

Automotive & Fleet Services

5

$360,500.00

10.24%

$72,100.00

MD, MO, PA, TN, TX

Retail, Personal Services & Entertainment

3

$275,000.00

7.81%

$91,666.67

DE, FL, TX

Professional & Business Services

5

$260,500.00

7.40%

$52,100.00

DE, MI, MO, TN, TX

Transportation & Logistics

6

$192,800.00

5.47%

$32,133.33

FL, GA, SC, TN, TX

Healthcare & Medical Services

3

$184,650.00

5.24%

$61,550.00

FL, GA, IN

Other / Unclassified

1

$50,000.00

1.42%

$50,000.00

GA

Agriculture

1

$40,000.00

1.14%

$40,000.00

OK

Real Estate & Property Management

1

$10,000.00

0.28%

$10,000.00

NC

Total

46

$3,521,739.00

100.00%

$76,559.54

21 States

Executive Funding Summary

  • Sector Capital Lead: Construction & Skilled Trades dominated the month, capturing nearly half of all funded capital at $1,674,289.00 (47.54%) across 15 deals. This sector included the single largest transaction of October: a $563,789.00 deal in Electrical and Solar located in New Jersey.
  • Geographic Capital Lead: Georgia, New Jersey, and Texas accounted for the top regional concentrations, combining for $1,635,789.00 (46.45%) of total deployed capital. Georgia led total deal count tied with Florida (7 deals in FL, 6 deals in GA), while New Jersey logged the highest average deal size due to its major energy funding package.
  • Hospitality & Retail Concentration: Food, Beverage & Hospitality comprised the second-largest industry share with $474,000.00 (13.46%) across 6 transactions, heavily distributed across Florida, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
  • Fleet & Logistics Demand: Capital deployed to Automotive & Fleet Services ($360,500.00) and Transportation & Logistics ($192,800.00) totaled $553,300.00 (15.71%), spread across key transit corridors in the Southeast and South-Central states (TN, TX, FL, GA).

Key Insights

October funding showed high geographic concentration in the Sunbelt and Southeast markets—led by Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Tennessee—which collectively absorbed over 50% of all deals and funding. Capital deployment was heavily tilted toward physical infrastructure and field operations, as Construction, Automotive, and Logistics together captured nearly three-quarters of overall capital. The data illustrates a clear bifurcated strategy: large capital commitments directed toward high-capital projects in energy, construction, and auto sales in states like New Jersey, Georgia, and Texas, alongside smaller, tactical cash-flow infusions into localized logistics and service businesses across Florida, Tennessee, and Missouri.

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