Trade area analysis

Trade areas that show what is accelerating

A trade area tells you where your customers are today. porterzip adds the part that is missing, which of those areas are still catching on and which have already leveled off.

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targeting-master_2026Q2.csv 42 markets
# zip city state score vs_expected
1 97212 Portland OR 99 42.11×
2 55414 Minneapolis MN 99 12.43×
3 97006 Beaverton OR 99 5.22×
4 78731 Austin TX 96 3.93×
… 38 more markets
Today

Where your customers come from

We place every customer in a ZIP and build the real footprint around each of your locations, so you can see the areas that actually feed each store or service zone.

Spring EDDM drop
38 targeted markets vs a randomized holdout
+0% incremental lift
90% CI 20–36%, targeted minus held-back
Targeted Held back
+28% launch before after
Momentum

Which areas are still rising

A settled trade area and a rising one look the same on a map of today. We separate them by measuring the growth that size and ad spend cannot explain, so you can tell the difference.

Untapped markets that match your winners
80304 Boulder, CO 96
02143 Somerville, MA 94
53703 Madison, WI 91
97202 Portland, OR 89
84103 Salt Lake City, UT 87
Ranked by demographic resemblance. You have zero customers here today.
Act

Ready for the channels around a location

The rising areas come formatted for mail, EDDM, DOOH, CTV and local social, so you can put weight behind the parts of a trade area that are actually growing, then measure it.

Common questions

Do you work for multi location brands?

Yes. We build the footprint around each location from your own customers, then flag the areas that are still catching on around each one.

What makes this different from a standard trade area map?

A standard map shows today. We add momentum, so you see which parts of each trade area are rising rather than settled.

Which channels can I act on it in?

The place based ones that fit a location, like direct mail, EDDM, DOOH, CTV and local social, all formatted and ready to load.

Read your trade areas

Send us your customer list. The map and the first proof come back within days.

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