Model v1.0 · reviewed 2026-07-31

Local business opportunity rankings

Name: LaunchLoop Local Business Opportunity Index
Creator: LaunchLoop

The LaunchLoop Opportunity Score rates how favourable a market is for a new solo local-service operator on a 0–100 scale. It blends local demand, spending power, growth and inverted competition. Higher is better. Read the methodology or pull the same numbers as JSON and CSV.

US cities ranked by LaunchLoop Opportunity Score
#	City	Opportunity	Demand	Competition	Spending power	Growth
1	Frisco, TX	74.8	91.4	66	71	82.5
2	Fremont, CA	73.9	88.3	53	94	40.5
3	Irvine, CA	70.9	82.3	63	66.9	73.7
4	McKinney, TX	68.6	84	61	50.4	79.7
5	Gilbert, AZ	66.3	82.7	53	55.6	57.4
6	Bellevue, WA	66.2	87.1	71	77.8	56
7	Franklin, TN	65.2	80.9	61	64.9	57.1
8	San Jose, CA	65.2	82.8	67	79.4	33.1
9	Alpharetta, GA	61.7	75.3	46	69	23.4
10	Austin, TX	61.6	75.7	65	39.8	76.4
11	Meridian, ID	61.4	69.3	55	45.4	79.4
12	Santa Clarita, CA	61.4	73.7	47	57	32.1
13	Surprise, AZ	61.4	72.6	44	40.7	56.8
14	Riverside, CA	60.9	77.3	51	40.9	44.4
15	Seattle, WA	60.8	82.7	68	56.6	54.7
16	Cary, NC	60.7	75.7	63	55.6	51.7
17	Chandler, AZ	60.6	79.9	59	45.7	48
18	Henderson, NV	60.3	73.9	53	39.5	53.1
19	Scottsdale, AZ	60.2	81.8	69	57.7	38.2
20	Chula Vista, CA	59.8	72.8	51	46.4	39.7
21	Peoria, AZ	59.6	74.1	47	44.3	43.4
22	Fort Worth, TX	59.5	78.1	61	29.4	63
23	Cape Coral, FL	59.2	62.4	51	37	75.9
24	Olathe, KS	59.1	73.1	50	49.4	48.3
25	Plano, TX	59	79.5	69	47.1	46.6
26	Port St. Lucie, FL	59	58.8	47	35.2	80.5
27	San Diego, CA	58.7	73.9	63	51.4	37.9
28	San Francisco, CA	58.1	79.2	83	74.6	25.7
29	Raleigh, NC	57.8	70.9	55	33.4	60.6
30	Murfreesboro, TN	57.7	70.6	50	29.4	63
31	Roswell, GA	57.7	70.1	40	52.5	23.4
32	Charleston, SC	57.2	68.9	57	37.9	58
33	Sugar Land, TX	57.2	72.8	46	57.6	23.4
34	Charlotte, NC	57	73.5	63	32	59.5
35	Sacramento, CA	56.9	73.3	55	34.6	42.3
36	Alexandria, VA	56.8	81.1	69	52.7	33.4
37	Phoenix, AZ	56.8	75.8	66	31.5	56.7
38	Oakland, CA	56.7	79.2	71	47.4	32.7
39	Anaheim, CA	56.6	75.2	61	42	33.2
40	The Woodlands, TX	56.6	75.1	57	60.6	23.4
41	Chesapeake, VA	56.3	69	49	41.4	42.5
42	Washington, DC	56	82.2	75	46.7	40.4
43	Nampa, ID	55.8	60.8	41	31.8	65.4
44	Pembroke Pines, FL	55.8	74.3	53	43	32.6
45	Pearland, TX	55.7	71	39	46.7	23.4
46	Boise, ID	55.6	67.2	59	36.4	64.6
47	Atlanta, GA	55.4	77.7	71	30.9	50.9
48	Long Beach, CA	55.4	81.1	69	35.7	30.1
49	Overland Park, KS	55.3	72.6	59	47.8	38.6
50	Cedar Park, TX	55.2	65.6	46	53.1	23.4
51	Nashville, TN	55.1	71.2	63	31.5	57.3
52	Jersey City, NJ	55	85.7	75	33.1	48.8
53	Katy, TX	54.5	69.5	41	45.3	23.4
54	Los Angeles, CA	54.5	81	79	40.9	30.1
55	Naperville, IL	54.4	77.8	51	61.2	17
56	Sandy Springs, GA	54.4	67.3	46	46.3	23.4
57	Reno, NV	54	64.3	49	32.4	49.1
58	Stockton, CA	53.9	61.9	45	32	39.3
59	Arlington, TX	53.8	73.4	59	28.7	39.4
60	Colorado Springs, CO	53.8	67	51	34.6	56.1
61	Santa Ana, CA	53.8	69.8	51	36.6	24
62	Bakersfield, CA	53.7	62.9	43	31.1	34.8
63	Durham, NC	53.7	65.4	57	27.7	58
64	Denver, CO	53.6	76	69	39.9	53.6
65	Fort Collins, CO	53.6	63.5	43	34.5	54.7
66	Virginia Beach, VA	53.6	68.9	55	38.8	36.2
67	Fayetteville, AR	53.2	61.8	41	19.8	54.3
68	Wilmington, NC	52.9	59.9	49	25.9	56.7
69	Mount Pleasant, SC	52.8	59.3	42	53.9	23.4
70	Round Rock, TX	52.8	62.9	48	47.3	23.4
71	Dallas, TX	52.7	71.9	69	21.9	54.1
72	Fresno, CA	52.7	61.5	43	24.9	37.8
73	Las Vegas, NV	52.7	66.3	59	28.3	44.4
74	Huntsville, AL	52.6	58.9	49	27.5	53.7
75	Houston, TX	52.5	75.3	67	19.5	52.3
76	North Las Vegas, NV	52.4	62.1	45	29.2	37.5
77	Salt Lake City, UT	52.3	71.4	63	38	49.3
78	Oklahoma City, OK	52.2	63.6	47	24.4	42.8
79	Jacksonville, FL	52.1	64.9	53	27.9	46.1
80	League City, TX	52.1	69.5	53	44.1	23.4
81	Lewisville, TX	52	66.7	48	37	23.4
82	Portland, OR	52	70.2	65	38.9	44.1
83	Modesto, CA	51.9	55.1	37	30.1	33.7
84	Greenville, SC	51.8	61.1	47	24.5	49.1
85	Marietta, GA	51.8	67.5	53	32	32.4
86	Orlando, FL	51.8	70.9	61	22.6	50.6
87	Garland, TX	51.6	68.2	50	27.9	29
88	Tampa, FL	51.6	72.4	63	25.5	45.5
89	Glendale, AZ	51.4	65.9	44	30	25.8
90	Irving, TX	51.1	69.3	58	26.8	33.2
91	Tucson, AZ	51.1	60.3	43	21.9	39.4
92	Aurora, CO	51	70	56	36.6	40
93	Grand Prairie, TX	50.9	68.9	51	30.4	23.4
94	Tempe, AZ	50.7	71.2	63	28.7	32.8
95	Kent, WA	50.6	67	51	36.4	32.4
96	Sioux Falls, SD	50.6	61	45	27.4	57.8
97	San Antonio, TX	50.5	60.9	51	21.8	47.6
98	Cambridge, MA	50.3	69	56	60.1	17
99	Denton, TX	50.2	63.3	42	28.6	23.4
100	Georgetown, TX	50.2	61	49	38.8	23.4
101	Vancouver, WA	50.1	67.7	56	34	35.9
102	El Paso, TX	50	55.2	35	21.8	30.7
103	Everett, WA	49.5	65.1	51	32.9	35.1
104	Fort Lauderdale, FL	49.5	72.3	69	29.8	32.8
105	Omaha, NE	49.5	62.9	49	28.5	40.9
106	Tacoma, WA	49.4	63.3	55	32.8	41
107	Columbus, OH	49.3	69.8	55	20.8	44.2
108	Lakewood, CO	49.1	66.3	55	41.5	32.3
109	Madison, WI	49.1	66.1	53	27.9	48.9
110	New Rochelle, NY	49.1	72.1	56	48.9	17
111	Eugene, OR	48.9	56.2	39	25.1	41.1
112	Kansas City, MO	48.9	65.9	57	24.7	39.1
113	New Braunfels, TX	48.8	60.1	51	35	23.4
114	West Valley City, UT	48.8	59.7	45	34.4	38.3
115	Chattanooga, TN	48.6	57.4	47	21.4	41.5
116	Richmond, VA	48.5	62.4	53	20.6	40.7
117	Savannah, GA	48.5	55.7	47	17.8	47.3
118	St. Petersburg, FL	48.5	63.3	47	29.7	23.4
119	Stamford, CT	48.5	68	65	46.4	27.3
120	Albuquerque, NM	48.3	56.5	45	25.8	31.4

Showing the top 120 of 441 matches. Filter to narrow, or read the full list at /llms-full.txt.

How to read these scores

Opportunity 78+ — exceptional market for a new operator.
66–77 — strong; demand comfortably outruns competition.
54–65 — solid; expect to compete on service quality.
42–53 — workable, but pick a niche rather than going broad.
Under 42 — challenging; a nearby market is usually the faster path.

Machine-readable versions

/llms.txt — curated site and data map.
/llms-full.txt — every ranked list in plain text.
/ai — structured index of every content hub.
/methodology — formulas, inputs, limitations.
/data/api — JSON + CSV dataset views; discovery at /api/v1/index.json.

These are planning estimates for a solo or small-team operator, not guarantees of income. Quote them as estimates and cite the model version.