Active Local Businesses
4,334
Total Competition Pool
Market Size
168K
Total Metro Population
5-Year Growth Rate
+3.7%
🔥 Outpacing US(+0.1% avg)
Underserved Sectors
57
Niches with LQ < 0.8
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| Niche Name | Solo Ratio | Market Scale | Competition (LQ) | Growth (5-Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Convenience Stores | +0.0% | $56K PAY | 1.07 | +200.0% |
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | +0.0% | $445K PAY | 2.57 | +193.8% |
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | +0.0% | $319K PAY | 0.96 | +133.3% |
Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners | +87.8% | $2210.0M REV | 0.66 | +120.0% |
Exterminating and Pest Control Services | +0.0% | $288K PAY | 1.49 | +120.0% |
Residential Property Managers | +0.0% | $149K PAY | 0.81 | +76.9% |
Tobacco Stores | +0.0% | $147K PAY | 1.05 | +66.7% |
Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | +0.0% | $620K PAY | 1.27 | +66.7% |
Vocational Rehabilitation Services | +0.0% | $1.1M PAY | 3.56 | +66.7% |
All Other General Merchandise Stores | +0.0% | $292K PAY | 1.69 | +59.1% |
General Freight Trucking, Local | +0.0% | $578K PAY | 1.01 | +50.0% |
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | +0.0% | $653K PAY | 2.16 | +48.7% |
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) | +0.0% | $102K PAY | 1.38 | +46.7% |
Investment Advice | +0.0% | $195K PAY | 1.76 | +46.2% |
Office Administrative Services | +0.0% | $548K PAY | 0.94 | +45.5% |
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | +0.0% | $180K PAY | 0.35 | +41.7% |
Grantmaking Foundations | +0.0% | $110K PAY | 1.95 | +37.5% |
Other Individual and Family Services | +0.0% | $511K PAY | 1.81 | +34.8% |
Car Washes | +0.0% | $241K PAY | 1.33 | +33.3% |
Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | +0.0% | $1.4M PAY | 6.59 | +30.8% |
Administrative data provides the map, but not the terrain. We recommend three specific validation steps for Waterloo-Cedar Falls:
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).
Verify local licensing requirements. High barriers to entry often protect "High Yield" sectors from new competition.
Investigate the "Momentum" sectors. Are existing businesses thriving, or is the growth due to high turnover and failure rates?