Expansion Studies

Get Found in the Towns Around You

Ads rent you a town's "near me" calls for as long as you keep paying, and the calls stop the week you pause. A real, competitor-free address earns them and keeps working after. Our Expansion Study finds the facilities that put you in contention for "near me" searches across the towns you want, ranked, priced, and ready for a Google Business Profile. Start free with a near-me check, or commission a delivered study.

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Pricing

Two Tiers, One Flat Price Each

Start free with a near-me check that shows where you stand today. When you're ready to act, Gold recommends three competitor-free facilities and Platinum five, each a satellite office or operations hub you can put a Google Business Profile on. One flat price, no retainers and no per-hour billing.

Either tier runs two ways. Choose Targeted if you already know the towns you want to win, and we find the facilities to cover them. Choose Discovery if you'd rather we calibrate a search area from your current "near me" field and surface the best places ourselves. The report is the same either way; only the starting point differs.

Free · Near-me check

Free Near-Me Check

Tell us your trade and one town you want work from, and we'll run that exact "near me" search and send back what it shows: who is winning those calls today, and where you stand. Free, no sign-up, no obligation.

It is the fastest way to see the coverage gap for yourself before you commission a full study.

FreeFree near-me check Most popularGold3 competitor-free facilities Platinum5 competitor-free facilities
Price Free $1,795 $2,995
Format Self-serve near-me check Delivered report Delivered report
Where you stand for "near me"
Competitor-free facilities recommended 3 5
Facility type Satellite office or ops hub Satellite office or ops hub
How we search Targeted or Discovery Targeted or Discovery
Per-facility near-me field + per-town admission
Top-3 "near me" competitors per facility
Field demographics + high-value neighborhoods
Competitor-free suite screen (nothing same-trade in the building)
Priced office / ops-hub listings
Office-search breadth Standard Wider net
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Free

Free near-me check

  • Price Free
  • Format Self-serve near-me check
  • Where you stand for "near me"
  • Competitor-free facilities recommended
  • Facility type
  • How we search
  • Per-facility near-me field + per-town admission
  • Top-3 "near me" competitors per facility
  • Field demographics + high-value neighborhoods
  • Competitor-free suite screen (nothing same-trade in the building)
  • Priced office / ops-hub listings
  • Office-search breadth
Run the free check
Most popular

Gold

3 competitor-free facilities

  • Price $1,795
  • Format Delivered report
  • Where you stand for "near me"
  • Competitor-free facilities recommended 3
  • Facility type Satellite office or ops hub
  • How we search Targeted or Discovery
  • Per-facility near-me field + per-town admission
  • Top-3 "near me" competitors per facility
  • Field demographics + high-value neighborhoods
  • Competitor-free suite screen (nothing same-trade in the building)
  • Priced office / ops-hub listings
  • Office-search breadth Standard
Request Gold

Platinum

5 competitor-free facilities

  • Price $2,995
  • Format Delivered report
  • Where you stand for "near me"
  • Competitor-free facilities recommended 5
  • Facility type Satellite office or ops hub
  • How we search Targeted or Discovery
  • Per-facility near-me field + per-town admission
  • Top-3 "near me" competitors per facility
  • Field demographics + high-value neighborhoods
  • Competitor-free suite screen (nothing same-trade in the building)
  • Priced office / ops-hub listings
  • Office-search breadth Wider net
Request Platinum

Every paid study includes the full near-me field read, competitor analysis, demographics, and priced listings for each recommended facility. Platinum simply finds more of them (five vs. three) across a wider search. Not sure which level fits? Ask us and we'll point you to the right one.

Is This Right for You?

When an Expansion Study Makes Sense

An expansion study is the right tool when your phone is too quiet in the towns around you, and you want a real, competitor-free way to compete for those "near me" calls before committing to a lease.

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You're Ready for a Second Location

Your current market is strong and you want to expand, but you're not sure which direction offers the best opportunity without cannibalizing your existing business.

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You Serve a Wide Area But Have No Local Presence

Many home services companies list dozens of cities on their website for SEO. A real, verifiable office address is the first step toward a Google Business Profile, the listing that lets you appear in the local map results where new customers search.

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You Want to Know the Competition Before Committing

Every paid study reads the "near me" field around each recommended facility, so you know who holds the top of the pack, and how firmly, before you sign anything.

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You Want to Chase the Right Homes

Not all neighborhoods are equal. We surface areas where housing age, home values, and owner occupancy align with peak demand for your services, so your trucks go where they'll win.

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You Need a Specific Office Address

A P.O. box won't get you on Google Maps. Our study finds private offices with dedicated suite numbers, the real, verifiable address your Google Business Profile requires.

You Want Answers Fast

Traditional market research takes weeks. Our proprietary research engine delivers a polished, data-backed report in a fraction of the time, so you can act while the opportunity is there.

What You Receive

Everything in Your Expansion Study

A polished, delivered report built around your recommended facilities: 3 at Gold, 5 at Platinum. Every facility gets the full analysis below; Platinum simply covers more of them across a wider search.

3 or 5 Competitor-Free Facilities

Ranked recommendations for where to plant a satellite office or operations hub so you're in contention for "near me" searches across the towns you want. Gold profiles 3; Platinum profiles 5 across a wider search.

Per-Facility Near-Me Field & Town Admission

For each recommended facility, the local "near me" field around it and, for every target town, whether that address puts you in the running: in the field, on its edge, or out. Google names distance as one of its local ranking factors, and a location well outside a town simply isn't in its field.

Field Demographics

U.S. Census housing and income data around each facility: total housing units, median home values, housing age, owner-occupancy, and income, plus a rivals-in-reach density read.

Top-3 "Near Me" Competitors per Facility

Who currently holds the top of the "near me" field around each recommended address, how many reviews they carry, and how entrenched they are, so you know what you'd be walking into before you sign a lease.

Competitor-Free Suite Screen

We only recommend a suite with no same-trade competitor in the building, and the best separation available around it. A P.O. box won't get you on Google Maps; a real, lockable suite address will.

Priced Office & Ops-Hub Listings

Real, current listings for each recommended facility with a suite address, monthly rent, lease terms, and contact details. Choose a 1 to 2 person satellite office, or a full operations hub a crew works out of.

High-Value Neighborhoods Reached

For each facility, the named high-value neighborhoods it actually reaches. We run the "near me" search from inside each neighborhood and keep the ones where a location here shows up in that neighborhood's own results, higher-value areas first. Measured, not estimated.

Executive Summary & Ranked Recommendation

A plain-language summary and a clear ranking of the recommended facilities, with the reasoning for each, so you can act on it immediately.

The Process

How We Build Your Study

Our proprietary research engine works through a rigorous, reproducible process, every finding is traceable to its source data.

You give us your trade, your current location(s), and, on a Targeted study, the towns you want to win (on a Discovery study, we find the best areas for you). We pull the rest from your public website and Google Business Profile. No long intake forms and no meetings.
Using proprietary geocoding logic, we map the "near me" field around your target towns (Targeted) or across the search band we calibrate from your current field (Discovery), then identify every place a facility could sit. This process is exhaustive: every qualifying spot is considered, none skipped.
For each candidate location, we collect current housing market data across multiple dimensions: market size, home values, housing age, occupancy type, and household income. All data is pulled fresh for each study rather than reused from a prior one.
Each candidate facility is scored on how many of your target towns it puts you in contention for, plus the demand and the strength of the competition in the field around it. Scores are relative to your specific search, not generic benchmarks. The strongest facilities advance to the next stage.
For each top candidate area, we research private office listings across multiple sources. Every listing must have a dedicated suite address and a private, lockable office, virtual offices and shared hot desks are excluded. Listings are verified for current pricing, address, and contact details.
For each recommended facility, we read the "near me" field around it: who holds the top of the pack, how entrenched they are (review counts and tenure), and whether national franchise brands have a foothold. The question we answer is whether those leaders are beatable, not whether the competition is thin (it never is).
All findings are assembled into a professional report with an executive summary, per-facility narratives, competitor tables, office and ops-hub listings, and a clear ranked recommendation. The report is written in plain language so you can act on it immediately.
Before the report leaves our hands, a second-pass quality audit verifies that every data point, ranking, and office listing is consistent and accurate. We check for gaps, anomalies, and anything that doesn't hold up to scrutiny, so you receive a report you can trust.
Your completed expansion study is delivered as a polished, ready-to-use report, no jargon, no data dumps. Everything you need to make a confident decision about where to plant your next address.
Industries We Serve

Tailored for Your Trade

Each industry has unique demand drivers. Click yours to see how our expansion study is calibrated for your specific market.

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