Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

Business Ideas & Market Opportunities

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton market is currently outpacing the national growth rate. Our analysis identifies 81 active sectors where local supply has not yet met the demand indicated by the national baseline.

Active Local Businesses

22,586

Total Competition Pool

Market Size

867K

Total Metro Population

5-Year Growth Rate

+4.3%

🔥 Outpacing US(+0.1% avg)

Underserved Sectors

145

Niches with LQ < 0.8

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Showing 20 of 317 opportunities

All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services

Growth
+233.3%
Scale
$1.7M PAY
Saturation
0.96
20 establishments

Blood and Organ Banks

Growth
+225.0%
Scale
$1.3M PAY
Saturation
3.03
13 establishments

Real Estate Credit

Growth
+146.7%
Scale
$974K PAY
Saturation
0.99
37 establishments

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)

Growth
+110.3%
Scale
$246K PAY
Saturation
0.75
82 establishments

Mobile Food Services

Growth
+100.0%
Scale
$43K PAY
Saturation
0.66
18 establishments

Private Mail Centers

Growth
+100.0%
Scale
$182K PAY
Saturation
0.59
10 establishments

Breweries

Growth
+91.7%
Scale
$4.5M PAY
Saturation
2.15
23 establishments

Claims Adjusting

Growth
+83.3%
Scale
$945K PAY
Saturation
1.03
11 establishments

Other Management Consulting Services

Growth
+80.0%
Scale
$337K PAY
Saturation
0.54
18 establishments

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Growth
+78.1%
Scale
$1.1M PAY
Saturation
1.47
57 establishments

Local Messengers and Local Delivery

Growth
+75.0%
Scale
$672K PAY
Saturation
1.19
14 establishments

Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals

Growth
+66.7%
Scale
$277K PAY
Saturation
0.47
10 establishments

Educational Support Services

Growth
+66.7%
Scale
$437K PAY
Saturation
0.74
20 establishments

Industrial Gas Manufacturing

Growth
+66.7%
Scale
$3.4M PAY
Saturation
12.87
10 establishments

Other Grantmaking and Giving Services

Growth
+62.5%
Scale
$541K PAY
Saturation
1.29
13 establishments

Tobacco Stores

Growth
+61.5%
Scale
$88K PAY
Saturation
1.33
63 establishments

Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance

Growth
+60.0%
Scale
$301K PAY
Saturation
0.63
16 establishments

Fruit and Vegetable Retailers

Growth
+60.0%
Scale
$348K PAY
Saturation
1.89
16 establishments

General Freight Trucking, Local

Growth
+58.3%
Scale
$333K PAY
Saturation
2.12
220 establishments

General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Growth
+57.7%
Scale
$864K PAY
Saturation
1.31
175 establishments

Analyst Insights & Due Diligence

Administrative data provides the map, but not the terrain. We recommend three specific validation steps for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton:

1

Demographic Fit

Does the local population age or income level explain the "Supply Gaps"? (e.g., A gap in luxury services may be due to lower local income).

2

Regulatory Check

Verify local licensing requirements. High barriers to entry often protect "High Yield" sectors from new competition.

3

Competitor Health

Investigate the "Momentum" sectors. Are existing businesses thriving, or is the growth due to high turnover and failure rates?