porterzip versus classic trade areas

Trade areas describe today, we add momentum

Classic trade area analysis draws the footprint your customers come from. It is a snapshot of today. porterzip adds the part that changes your decisions, what is still rising.

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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
Snapshot

A classic trade area is a snapshot

It shows where your customers are right now around a location. That is useful for understanding a store or service zone, but a settled area and a rising one look identical on it.

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

porterzip separates settled from rising

We measure the growth your size and ad spend cannot explain, so within the same footprint you can see which pockets are still catching on and which have already peaked.

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

Then you can act and measure

The rising pockets come ready for the channels that fit a location, and you can hold some back to measure the lift. A classic trade area map usually stops at the picture.

Common questions

Do you still draw the trade area footprint?

Yes. We build the footprint around each location from your own customers, then add which parts of it are still growing.

Is this only for physical locations?

It fits any brand with locations or service zones, but the same growth read works for a brand that ships everywhere too.

Add momentum to your trade areas

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

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