70.5 average across 2 concepts
Local operating-model alignment analysis
Best Franchise Opportunities We Assessed in Port St. Lucie, Florida
We compared 14 franchise concepts for Port St. Lucie, Florida. Household service demand was a leading positive mechanism.
What “best” means in this ranking“Best” means the strongest modeled local operating alignment among the franchise concepts assessed on this page. It does not estimate earnings or determine which franchise is best for a particular candidate.
14Concepts evaluated
26Sources used
14Primary sources
25Local metrics
Evaluation set
Why these concepts were evaluated
This is not a ranking of every franchise that may be offered in the city.
14Concepts assessed
Concepts were included when enough operating-model information existed to assign a provisional local-sensitivity profile. Unresolved inputs reduce confidence or remain conditional rather than automatically excluding a concept.
A brand’s participation in our referral network does not add points or change its position.
City-level conclusions
What stood out in our assessment
0.8 points average among 13 affected concepts
Tested rank range spans 11 positions
Executive conclusion
What the ranking means for Port St. Lucie, Florida
HomeSmiles, City Wide, and Pillar To Post Home Inspectors produced the highest modeled local-alignment scores in the evaluated set. Household service demand was the strongest positive scored mechanism among 8 exposed concepts, adding 0.9 points on average. Pillar To Post Home Inspectors was especially relationship-sensitive: removing household service demand moved it from #3 to #12 in the full model rerun. These scores describe local operating alignment, not expected returns or overall franchise quality; the offered territory and franchise economics still require separate diligence.
How this differs from a directory: the model does not award points for brand popularity, advertising placement, or referral compensation. It tests how documented local conditions interact with each concept’s operating requirements.
Best franchise opportunities assessed
Top 10 local-alignment scores from 14 concepts assessed
“Best” refers to modeled local operating alignment among the concepts assessed—not expected earnings, franchise-system quality, or candidate fit.
Rankings use full-precision scores.Displayed values use one decimal place. Identical displayed scores can therefore have different ranks, and close results should be treated as effectively similar.
| Rank | Franchise | Alignment and tier | Largest advantage | Largest constraint | Evidence confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HomeSmilesProperty maintenance servicesInvestment: $148,110–$201,800 | 71.9Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +1.5 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 2 | City WideFacility managementInvestment: $229,729–$410,730 | 71.5Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +1.1 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 3 | Pillar To Post Home InspectorsHome inspectionInvestment: $102,690–$134,290 | 71.5Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +1.4 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 4 | Aire ServHVAC installation, repair, and maintenanceInvestment: $113,308–$271,708 | 71.4Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +1.1 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 5 | ZOOM DRAINDrain and sewer serviceInvestment: $266,250–$570,500 | 71.4Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +0.9 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 6 | Mr. RooterPlumbingInvestment: $152,900–$298,675 | 71.2Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +1.0 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 7 | Mister Sparky ElectricElectrical | 71.1Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +0.9 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 8 | Jan-Pro InternationalCommercial cleaningInvestment: $130,000–$421,500 | 70.9Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +0.8 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 9 | Workout AnytimeFitnessInvestment: $1,060,850–$1,840,550 | 70.7Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +0.7 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
| 10 | FASTSIGNSSigns and graphicsInvestment: $231,226–$386,285 | 70.6Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment | +0.4 ptsTarget-market demand | No material negative local adjustment | Moderate evidence confidence |
Conditions that changed the analysis
What mattered most in Port St. Lucie, Florida
Rapid city population growth, high owner occupancy, and continued county home permitting expand the residential service base
This relationship affected 8 concepts and added 0.9 points on average among those exposed. Local evidence: Owner-occupied housing unit rate: 84 percent of occupied housing units. [4]
scheduled-home-service
This operating-model cluster separated from the broader set because its exposure to local support and constraints differed. The strongest positive factor was target-market demand, while the main constraint was competitive environment. [4] [5] [6] [1]
Master-planned districts and active growth corridors use materially different site, signage and access conditions
Requires the actual franchise territory and proposed site or service-base geography to determine which master-planned, signage, and active-roadwork conditions apply. [17] [20]
Evidence behind the city mechanisms
Rapid city population growth, high owner occupancy, and continued county home permitting expand the residential service base1 modeled effect
Household service demandTarget-market demand
Large and expanding hospital institutions support institutional facility-service demand1 modeled effect
Healthcare institutional service demandTarget-market demand
Sign permitting and master-planned district approvals can require site-specific prototype adaptation1 modeled effect
Signage and prototype adaptation burdenRegulatory and operating friction
Active arterial reconstruction creates temporary route and access friction on defined Port St. Lucie corridors1 modeled effect
Temporary route disruptionTransportation, routing, and parking
Hospital and municipal procurement ecosystems create identifiable institutional relationship channels1 modeled effect
Professional and institutional relationship densityReferral ecosystem
Compare all assessed concepts
Local impact by franchise concept
14 concepts shown. Expand a concept to see the score-changing factors and their modeled drivers; the full audit ledger stays collapsed.
#1Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.9
HomeSmiles
Initial investment: $148,110–$201,800
Increase +1.5 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.5 pts | |
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.4 pts |
| Net local movement | +1.87 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
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Item 6 — Other Fees
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Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
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Item 12 — Territory
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Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
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Full calculation and evidence confidence
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Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.5 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.4 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.87 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.9 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Adequate
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +1.5 pts
- Tested rank range
- #1–#6
#2Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.5
City Wide
Initial investment: $229,729–$410,730
Increase +1.1 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +1.1 pts |
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.5 pts |
| Net local movement | +1.53 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
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Item 6 — Other Fees
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Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.1 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.5 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.53 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.5 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +1.1 pts
- Tested rank range
- #2–#7
#3Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.5
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors
Initial investment: $102,690–$134,290
Increase +1.4 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +1.4 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.1 pts |
| Net local movement | +1.49 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
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Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 19 — Financial Performance Representation
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Public company data assessed
2 sourcesFull calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.4 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.1 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | Not included in the score |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.49 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.5 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +1.4 pts
- Tested rank range
- #2–#12
#4Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.4
Aire Serv
Initial investment: $113,308–$271,708
Increase +1.1 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +1.1 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.3 pts |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Temporary route disruption EvidenceConditional — applicability must be confirmed | Not scored |
| Net local movement | +1.38 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
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Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
1 image
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Item 19 — Financial Performance Representation
1 image
Public company data assessed
1 sourceFull calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.1 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.3 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | Not included in the score |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.38 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.4 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Adequate
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +1.1 pts
- Tested rank range
- #3–#7
#5Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.4
ZOOM DRAIN
Initial investment: $266,250–$570,500
Increase +0.9 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +0.9 pts |
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.3 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.2 pts |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Temporary route disruption EvidenceConditional — applicability must be confirmed | Not scored |
| Net local movement | +1.37 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.9 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.2 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.3 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.37 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.4 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +0.9 pts
- Tested rank range
- #1–#6
#6Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.2
Mr. Rooter
Initial investment: $152,900–$298,675
Increase +1.0 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +1.0 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.2 pts |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Temporary route disruption EvidenceConditional — applicability must be confirmed | Not scored |
| Net local movement | +1.22 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.0 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.2 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | Not included in the score |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.22 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.2 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +1.0 pts
- Tested rank range
- #4–#8
#7Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.1
Mister Sparky Electric
Increase +0.9 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +0.9 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.2 pts |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Temporary route disruption EvidenceConditional — applicability must be confirmed | Not scored |
| Net local movement | +1.12 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.9 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.2 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | Not included in the score |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.12 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.1 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +0.9 pts
- Tested rank range
- #5–#10
#8Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.9
Jan-Pro International
Initial investment: $130,000–$421,500
Increase +0.8 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Moderately sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +0.8 pts |
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.1 pts |
| Net local movement | +0.88 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
1 image
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.8 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.1 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.88 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.9 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +0.8 pts
- Tested rank range
- #8–#11
#9Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.7
Workout Anytime
Initial investment: $1,060,850–$1,840,550
Increase +0.7 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +0.7 pts |
| Net local movement | +0.73 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.7 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | Not included in the score |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.73 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.7 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +0.7 pts
- Tested rank range
- #9–#14
#10Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.6
FASTSIGNS
Initial investment: $231,226–$386,285
Increase +0.4 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Stable
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +0.4 pts |
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.2 pts |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Signage and prototype adaptation burden EvidenceConditional — applicability must be confirmed | Not scored |
| Net local movement | +0.61 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Item 19 — Financial Performance Representation
2 images
Public company data assessed
3 sourcesFull calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.4 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.2 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.61 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.6 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +0.4 pts
- Tested rank range
- #9–#10
#11Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.5
Rainbow International Restoration
Initial investment: $185,336–$351,900
Increase +0.3 pts Referral ecosystemNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.3 pts |
| Target-market demand |
| +0.1 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.1 pts |
| Net local movement | +0.55 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.1 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.1 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.3 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.55 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.5 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Referral ecosystem +0.3 pts
- Tested rank range
- #4–#12
#12Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.5
ActionCOACH
Initial investment: $71,668–$303,513
Increase +0.4 pts Referral ecosystemNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.4 pts |
| Target-market demand |
| +0.1 pts |
| Net local movement | +0.53 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.1 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.4 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.53 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.5 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Referral ecosystem +0.4 pts
- Tested rank range
- #5–#13
#13Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.4
PuroClean
Initial investment: $54,575–$262,145
Increase +0.3 pts Referral ecosystemNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Referral ecosystem |
| +0.3 pts |
| Property replacement-cycle demand |
| +0.1 pts |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Temporary route disruption EvidenceConditional — applicability must be confirmed | Not scored |
| Net local movement | +0.41 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 20 — Outlets and Franchise Information
1 image
Full calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | +0.1 |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.3 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.41 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.4 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Limited
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Referral ecosystem +0.3 pts
- Tested rank range
- #3–#14
#14Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.3
Tiger Adjusters
Initial investment: $43,050–$159,500
Increase +0.3 pts Target-market demandNo material negative local adjustment identified
Rank sensitivity: Moderately sensitive
Why it ranks here
Score-changing local factors only. Evidence links open the underlying city finding.
| Local factor | Modeled drivers | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Target-market demand |
| +0.3 pts |
| Net local movement | +0.35 pts | |
Net uses full-precision effects; displayed factor and driver rows are rounded.
Franchise evidence
Source material assessed
Item 3 — Litigation
1 image
Item 6 — Other Fees
1 image
Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment
2 images
Item 12 — Territory
1 image
Item 19 — Financial Performance Representation
1 image
Public company data assessed
1 sourceFull calculation and evidence confidence
Audit layer
Full factor ledger
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +0.3 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | Not included in the score |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 70.35 |
| Published local-market alignment | 70.3 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Evidence confidence
- City Modifier Evidence
- Adequate
- Factor Research Coverage
- Adequate
- Franchise-profile completeness
- Adequate
- Source-evidence confidence
- Strong
- Geographic applicability
- Limited
- Overall evidence confidence
- Moderate evidence confidence
- Largest absolute effect
- Target-market demand +0.3 pts
- Tested rank range
- #11–#14
No franchise concepts match the selected filters.
Worked score example
How we calculated HomeSmiles
This example uses the same ledger shown for every concept and must reconcile exactly to the published score.
Full score ledger
Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not mistaken for a score-changing effect.
| Neutral model baseline | 70.0 |
|---|---|
| Target-market demand | +1.5 |
| Property replacement-cycle demand | Not applicable to this operating model |
| Competitive environment | Not included in the score |
| Labor and staffing friction | Measured; no meaningful local adjustment |
| Transportation, routing, and parking | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Real estate and site feasibility | Not included in the score |
| Sales and customer acquisition | Not included in the score |
| Referral ecosystem | +0.4 |
| Territory quality | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Regulatory and operating friction | Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition |
| Full-precision calculated score | 71.87 |
| Published local-market alignment | 71.9 |
Factor calculations use full precision. Contributions and published scores are displayed to one decimal place; ranking order uses the full-precision score.
Starting pointThe operating-model baseline shown in the first ledger row.
InteractionsAny interaction or gate is included in the relevant contribution or calibration row.
Confidence treatmentEvidence confidence is disclosed separately unless the model definition explicitly applies a calibration adjustment.
RoundingFull-precision contributions are summed before the final displayed score is rounded to one decimal place; whole-number results are shown without a trailing decimal.
Factor impact
Which local conditions changed scores or rankings?
We neutralized one factor at a time, recalculated every score, and then measured both absolute score movement and changes in rank order.
Observed model effectPositive local support
Target-market demand
We tested how much of the city’s theoretical customer and business demand remained usable after operating friction.
Why concepts react differently
We applied a measurable adjustment to 13 of 14 concepts. When we neutralized the factor and recalculated the table, 12 concepts changed position. Pillar To Post Home Inspectors moved from #3 to #12, the largest movement among concepts directly affected by this factor.
Concepts adjusted13 of 14
Average among affected+0.8 pts
Average across all concepts+0.7 pts
Concepts changing rank12
What we observed
- Population Change From April 1, 2020 Estimate Base To July 1, 202530.9 percent
- Owner Occupied Housing Unit Rate84 percent of occupied housing units
- Sales Units Permitted In St. Lucie County During 12 Months Ending July 2024units: 4,450; year over year change percent: 22 units and percent
Concepts helped most
HomeSmilesProperty maintenance services
+1.5 pts
Pillar To Post Home InspectorsHome inspection
+1.4 pts
City WideFacility management
+1.1 pts
Aire ServHVAC installation, repair, and maintenance
+1.1 pts
Mr. RooterPlumbing
+1.0 pts
Observed model effectMixed or model dependent
Property replacement-cycle demand
We compared the age and condition of relevant property systems with the services each concept is actually equipped to provide.
Why concepts react differently
We applied a measurable adjustment to 7 of 14 concepts. When we neutralized the factor and recalculated the table, 6 concepts changed position. ZOOM DRAIN moved from #5 to #4, the largest movement among concepts directly affected by this factor.
Concepts adjusted7 of 14
Average among affected+0.2 pts
Average across all concepts+0.1 pts
Concepts changing rank6
What we observed
- Owner Occupied Housing Unit Rate84 percent of occupied housing units
- Housing Units Built From 2000 Through 2009 In The City's 2014 2018 Acs Profileunits: 30,974; share percent: 42.8; total housing units in profile: 72,423 units and percent
Concepts helped most
Aire ServHVAC installation, repair, and maintenance
+0.3 pts
ZOOM DRAINDrain and sewer service
+0.2 pts
Mr. RooterPlumbing
+0.2 pts
Mister Sparky ElectricElectrical
+0.2 pts
Pillar To Post Home InspectorsHome inspection
+0.1 pts
Observed model effectMixed or model dependent
Referral ecosystem
We tested whether the local professional and institutional referral ecosystem materially separated the assessed concepts.
Why concepts react differently
We applied a measurable adjustment to 8 of 14 concepts. When we neutralized the factor and recalculated the table, 9 concepts changed position. City Wide moved from #2 to #7, the largest movement among concepts directly affected by this factor.
Concepts adjusted8 of 14
Average among affected+0.3 pts
Average across all concepts+0.2 pts
Concepts changing rank9
What we observed
- Hca Florida St. Lucie Hospital Current Staffed Facility Profile Bed Count282 beds
- City Procurement Uses Online Tools For Vendors To Participate In Competitive Bidding Opportunitiesyes boolean
- Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital Operates In Port St. Lucie With A 24 Hour Emergency Department And Multiple Servicesyes boolean
Concepts helped most
City WideFacility management
+0.5 pts
ActionCOACHBusiness coaching
+0.4 pts
HomeSmilesProperty maintenance services
+0.4 pts
PuroCleanRestoration
+0.3 pts
Rainbow International RestorationRestoration
+0.3 pts
Measured but not differentiating in this concept set
- Competitive environmentNo material score adjustment
- Labor and staffing frictionNo material score adjustment
- Transportation, routing, and parkingNo material score adjustment
- Real estate and site feasibilityNo material score adjustment
- Sales and customer acquisitionNo material score adjustment
- Territory qualityNo material score adjustment
- Regulatory and operating frictionNo material score adjustment
Rank stability
Which positions depend most on individual assumptions?
The line shows the best and worst rank reached when one factor was removed from every concept. A narrow range indicates a more stable position.
#1 HomeSmilesHighly sensitive · tested #1–#6
#2 City WideHighly sensitive · tested #2–#7
#3 Pillar To Post Home InspectorsHighly sensitive · tested #2–#12
#4 Aire ServHighly sensitive · tested #3–#7
#5 ZOOM DRAINHighly sensitive · tested #1–#6
#6 Mr. RooterHighly sensitive · tested #4–#8
#7 Mister Sparky ElectricHighly sensitive · tested #5–#10
#8 Jan-Pro InternationalModerately sensitive · tested #8–#11
#9 Workout AnytimeHighly sensitive · tested #9–#14
#10 FASTSIGNSStable · tested #9–#10
#11 Rainbow International RestorationHighly sensitive · tested #4–#12
#12 ActionCOACHHighly sensitive · tested #5–#13
#13 PuroCleanHighly sensitive · tested #3–#14
#14 Tiger AdjustersModerately sensitive · tested #11–#14
Neutralizing a factor removes it from every concept. A concept can move down even when its own score improves because competitors may benefit more.
Original factor comparison
How each factor affected the highest-rated franchise concepts
The graph includes the top 14 concepts by local-alignment score. Only nonzero score contributions are plotted. A factor is removed when every displayed concept received 0.0 points from it. Hover or focus a concept name to highlight all of its remaining data points.
Primary source records by factorTarget-market demand: [4] [6] [8] [9] [10] [21] [22] [1]Property replacement-cycle demand: [5] [4] [25] [1]Competitive environment: [26] [4] [3]Labor and staffing friction: [7] [6] [8] [10] [1]Transportation, routing, and parking: [19] [20] [4] [21] [22] [18] [3]Real estate and site feasibility: [23] [24] [14] [18] [13] [1] [3]Sales and customer acquisition: [26] [12] [11] [4]Referral ecosystem: [8] [10] [12] [11] [6]Territory quality: [17] [14] [15] [16] [19] [20] [21] [3]Regulatory and operating friction: [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [25] [2] [3]
View the chart data as a table
| Concept | Target-market demand | Property replacement-cycle demand | Referral ecosystem |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 HomeSmiles | +1.5 pts | — | +0.4 pts |
| #2 City Wide | +1.1 pts | — | +0.5 pts |
| #3 Pillar To Post Home Inspectors | +1.4 pts | +0.1 pts | — |
| #4 Aire Serv | +1.1 pts | +0.3 pts | — |
| #5 ZOOM DRAIN | +0.9 pts | +0.2 pts | +0.3 pts |
| #6 Mr. Rooter | +1.0 pts | +0.2 pts | — |
| #7 Mister Sparky Electric | +0.9 pts | +0.2 pts | — |
| #8 Jan-Pro International | +0.8 pts | — | +0.1 pts |
| #9 Workout Anytime | +0.7 pts | — | — |
| #10 FASTSIGNS | +0.4 pts | — | +0.2 pts |
| #11 Rainbow International Restoration | +0.1 pts | +0.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| #12 ActionCOACH | +0.1 pts | — | +0.4 pts |
| #13 PuroClean | — | +0.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| #14 Tiger Adjusters | +0.3 pts | — | — |
Interpretation
How to interpret the result
HomeSmiles, City Wide, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors led because their operating requirements captured more of the local support from target-market demand while remaining less exposed to competitive environment. The same city condition can help one operating model and constrain another, so score differences should be read through each concept's factor pattern rather than as a universal franchise-quality verdict. The ordering is most assumption-sensitive for HomeSmiles, City Wide, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors; their ranks move more widely when individual factors are neutralized.
Local evidence assessed for modeling
Category comparisons
Best franchise categories we assessed in Port St. Lucie, Florida
Category summaries are shown only when at least two concepts qualified. Two-concept comparisons are explicitly labeled as limited.
Limited two-concept comparison
70.5Best Restoration franchise opportunities we assessed in Port St. Lucie, Florida
2 Restoration concepts qualified for comparison, with scores ranging from 70.4 to 70.5. Rainbow International Restoration ranked highest at 70.5. Referral ecosystem added 0.3 points on average among the affected concepts.
Interpret cautiously: A 0.1-point spread is too small to support a strong brand-level conclusion from city alignment alone.
- Concepts compared
- 2
- Score range
- 70.4–70.5
- Category average
- 70.5
Rainbow International Restoration70.5
PuroClean70.4
Metric registry
The 25 local metrics behind this analysis
The registry shows each public metric’s raw value, period, geography, source, and its actual role in the compiled analysis.
View all local metrics
| Metric | Raw value | Period | Geography | Role in analysis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident population estimate on July 1, 2025 | 268,062people | July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 ACS characteristics; 2022 economic measures | Port St | Context only | [4] |
| Population change from April 1, 2020 estimate base to July 1, 2025 | 30.9percent | July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 ACS characteristics; 2022 economic measures | Port St | Used in scoring | [4] |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate | 84percent of occupied housing units | July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 ACS characteristics; 2022 economic measures | Port St | Used in scoring | [4] |
| Households, 2020-2024 ACS period | 83,952households | July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 ACS characteristics; 2022 economic measures | Port St | Context only | [4] |
| Mean travel time to work | 30.5minutes | July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 ACS characteristics; 2022 economic measures | Port St | Context only | [4] |
| Housing units built from 2000 through 2009 in the city's 2014-2018 ACS profile | units: 30,974; share percent: 42.8; total housing units in profile: 72,423units and percent | 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-year data | Port St | Used in scoring | [5] [1] |
| Sales units permitted in St. Lucie County during 12 months ending July 2024 | units: 4,450; year over year change percent: 22units and percent | Market conditions as of August 1, 2024; employment through July 2024 | St | Used in scoring | [6] |
| Education and health services employment in Port St. Lucie MSA for three months ending July 2024 | jobs: 32,400; share of payrolls percent: 18; year over year change percent: 4.2jobs and percent | Market conditions as of August 1, 2024; employment through July 2024 | Port St | Used in scoring | [6] |
| HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital current staffed facility profile bed count | 282beds | Current facility profile accessed August 2026 | HCA Florida St | Used in scoring | [8] |
| HCA St. Lucie Hospital opened a women’s care expansion with a Level II NICU | level ii nicu: yes; dedicated obstetric operating rooms: 2; obstetric emergency room beds: 3facility features | January 2026 opening | HCA Florida St | Used in scoring | [9] |
| Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital operates in Port St. Lucie with a 24-hour emergency department and multiple services | yesboolean | Current facility profile accessed August 2026 | Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, 10000 SW Innovation Way, Port St | Used in scoring | [10] |
| Port St. Lucie MSA occupational wage and concentration profile | all occupations mean hourly usd: 28.48; us all occupations mean hourly usd: 33.54; construction extraction share percent: 6.6; us construction extraction share percent: 4.1; construction extraction mean hourly usd: 25.95; us construction extraction mean hourly usd: 31.42; installation maintenance repair share percent: 4.8; us installation maintenance repair share percent: 3.9; additional values omittedmixed wage and employment share | May 2025 | Port St | Context only | [7] |
| Current non-residential City development impact-fee components per 1,000 gross square feet | commercial: public buildings usd: 174, law enforcement usd: 790; office: public buildings usd: 288, law enforcement usd: 358; research and development: public buildings usd: 254, law enforcement usd: 367; light industrial: public buildings usd: 201, law enforcement usd: 161usd per 1000 gross sqft | Non-residential fees effective June 30, 2026 through June 29, 2027; public-building component shown with separate effective dates | Port St | Context only | [13] [2] |
| City business guidance requires code-compliant signage and identifies additional association approval in St. Lucie West; Tradition's master sign program requires TDRC written approval before a city sign permit | city sign code required: yes; st lucie west additional approval: yes; tradition tdrc preapproval: yesboolean conditions | Current requirements accessed August 2026 | Citywide base rules with additional St | Conditional relationship | [14] [15] [16] [3] |
| City design standards state that St. Lucie West, Tradition, Southern Grove, Western Grove and City Center PUD use other design standards | St. Lucie West, Tradition, Southern Grove, Western Grove, City Center PUDnamed areas | Current document accessed August 2026 | Port St | Conditional relationship | [17] |
| Commercial vehicles are prohibited from being parked or stored in residential areas except while working at a job site under city code-compliance guidance for Section 72.03(B) | yesboolean | Current code-compliance guidance accessed August 2026 | Port St | Context only | [18] [3] |
| Floresta Drive Phase 3 is under construction from Crosstown Parkway to Prima Vista Boulevard | start: 2025-03; expected completion: Fall 2028date range | Phase 3 active from March 2025 with expected completion Fall 2028 | Floresta Drive, Crosstown Parkway to Prima Vista Boulevard | Conditional relationship | [19] [3] |
| Port St. Lucie Boulevard South Segment 2.2 is under construction from Alcantarra Boulevard to Paar Drive | length miles approximate: 1; start: 2025-09; expected completion: Fall 2028; estimated construction cost usd: 25,577,357mixed project metrics | Segment 2.2 construction September 2025 through Fall 2028; Segment 1 design through October 2026 | SW Port St | Conditional relationship | [20] |
| St. Lucie County commuting analysis reported net worker outflow and the share of county workers who both lived and worked in the county | net worker outflow: 42,684; employed in county: 77,483; live and work in county: 44,418; live and work share percent: 57.3workers and percent | County commuting analysis published 2024 | St | Context only | [21] |
| Weekday PSL Express provides non-stop coach service between Port St. Lucie and downtown West Palm Beach | weekday service: yes; fare usd per ride: 3service features | Service launch September 2024 | Port St | Context only | [22] |
| Port St. Lucie industrial vacancy in Q4 2024 | 19.3percent | Q4 2024 | Port St | Context only | [23] |
| Treasure Coast industrial vacancy and asking rent in Q4 2025 | vacancy percent: 13.7; asking rent usd per sqft nnn: 12.27; quarter net absorption sqft: 439,000mixed market metrics | Q4 2025 | Treasure Coast industrial market | Context only | [24] |
| City procurement uses online tools for vendors to participate in competitive bidding opportunities | yesboolean | Current procurement process accessed August 2026 | City of Port St | Used in scoring | [12] |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida has operated a supplier accelerator for local small businesses in its Florida market, which includes Tradition Hospital and St. Lucie County | yesboolean | 2024 supplier program | Cleveland Clinic Florida market including St | Used in scoring | [11] [10] |
| The 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code references ASCE 7-22 wind-load criteria | yesboolean | 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code | Florida; site-specific wind design values vary by location and risk category | Context only | [25] [1] |
How to use the ranking
What the model can and cannot establish
- Scores measure local operating alignment, not expected financial performance or franchise-system quality.
- Citywide evidence may not describe the exact site or territory ultimately offered.
- Conditional effects are shown for diligence but do not change the published score until their applicability is established.
Methodology
How the local-alignment ranking is calculated
Measure the city
Collect reusable local metrics with source, period, geography, and confidence fields.
Profile each operating model
Map each franchise to controlled operating attributes and local sensitivities.
Apply scoreable effects
Score only effects whose applicability is established at the report’s current geographic and operating scope.
Preserve conditional effects
Keep location- or territory-dependent issues visible for diligence without automatically changing the score.
Test rank sensitivity
Remove one factor at a time from every concept and rerank using full-precision scores.
Generate public output
Create the ranking, factor-status ledger, visuals, metric registry, and automated quality report from the same data.
How the common baseline becomes a city-specific score
Every concept starts from the same 70.0 reference point, so differences come only from modeled local interactions. In this city, HomeSmiles reached 71.87 after target-market demand +1.5 pts and referral ecosystem +0.4 pts. The current model caps total local movement at ±18.0 points. The score is not a percentage, probability, or estimate of investment quality.
Precision and materiality
Calculations use full-precision values. Published scores and factor contributions display one decimal place, while ranks use full precision. Effects smaller than 0.1 points are identified as below the publication threshold rather than presented as a meaningful zero.
Score tiers
Tier 1 · Strongest modeled alignment80.0–100.0
Tier 2 · Favorable modeled alignment72.0–<80.0
Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment64.0–<72.0
Tier 4 · Higher-friction modeled alignment0.0–<64.0
How factor rows are classified
Positive local adjustmentNegative local adjustmentMeasured; no meaningful local adjustmentEffect below the publication thresholdNot applicable to this operating modelDepends on the specific site, territory, or operating conditionNot included in the score
What “best” means here
“Best” means the strongest modeled local operating alignment among the franchise concepts assessed on this page.
Model governance
How this report is calculated and corrected
Calculation controls
- Model designer
- Thomas Jepsen
No concept’s final score is manually raised or lowered after calculation. Before this template is activated, the report is reviewed for source scope, classification, arithmetic, unsupported claims, duplication, and readability.
Model history
- Model 0.9.0-calibration · August 19, 2026Added compiler-derived decision intelligence and observation usage mapping., Changed factor sensitivity and channel counterfactuals to full model reruns., Added data-dependent city content signals while preserving legacy public report fields., and Added model-owned semantic compatibility gates and backward-compatible channel-level evidence attribution.
Corrections policy
Corrected source, geography, or operating-profile evidence triggers a full compiler rerun so every dependent score and visual is recalculated.
Source registry
Evidence represented in this report
Each source identifies its period, scope, and the claims or metrics it supports. Internal or supplied research is clearly distinguished from publicly accessible evidence.
- 1Utility Delta Market Audit: Structural Inefficiencies and Asymmetric CRE OpportunitiesInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Used for: Housing units built from 2000 through 2009 in the city's 2014-2018 ACS profile and The 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code references ASCE 7-22 wind-load criteria
- 2Structural Capital Friction and Municipal Extraction Mechanisms: A Forensic Audit of Ten U.S. JurisdictionsInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Used for: Current non-residential City development impact-fee components per 1,000 gross square feet
- 3Franchise data - remake - des.csvInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Used for: City business guidance requires code-compliant signage and identifies additional association approval in St. Lucie West; Tradition's master sign program requires TDRC written approval before a city sign permit, Commercial vehicles are prohibited from being parked or stored in residential areas except while working at a job site under city code-compliance guidance for Section 72.03(B), and Floresta Drive Phase 3 is under construction from Crosstown Parkway to Prima Vista Boulevard
- 4QuickFacts: Port St. Lucie city, Florida
Used for: Resident population estimate on July 1, 2025, Population change from April 1, 2020 estimate base to July 1, 2025, Owner-occupied housing unit rate, Households, 2020-2024 ACS period, and Mean travel time to work
- 5Housing Element, Port St. Lucie Comprehensive Plan
Used for: Housing units built from 2000 through 2009 in the city's 2014-2018 ACS profile
- 6HUD PD&R Housing Market Profile: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Used for: Sales units permitted in St. Lucie County during 12 months ending July 2024 and Education and health services employment in Port St. Lucie MSA for three months ending July 2024
- 7Occupational Employment and Wages in Port St. Lucie, FL — May 2025
Used for: Port St. Lucie MSA occupational wage and concentration profile
- 8HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
Used for: HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital current staffed facility profile bed count
- 9HCA Florida St. Lucie hospital opens NICU and women's care expansion
Used for: HCA St. Lucie Hospital opened a women’s care expansion with a Level II NICU
- 10Tradition Hospital
Used for: Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital operates in Port St. Lucie with a 24-hour emergency department and multiple services and Cleveland Clinic Florida has operated a supplier accelerator for local small businesses in its Florida market, which includes Tradition Hospital and St. Lucie County
- 11Cleveland Clinic Florida Launches Supplier Accelerator Program to Support Economic Growth of Local Small Businesses
Used for: Cleveland Clinic Florida has operated a supplier accelerator for local small businesses in its Florida market, which includes Tradition Hospital and St. Lucie County
- 12Procurement
Used for: City procurement uses online tools for vendors to participate in competitive bidding opportunities
- 13Development Impact Fees Effective June 30, 2026 – June 29, 2027
Used for: Current non-residential City development impact-fee components per 1,000 gross square feet
- 14Business Requirements
Used for: City business guidance requires code-compliant signage and identifies additional association approval in St. Lucie West; Tradition's master sign program requires TDRC written approval before a city sign permit
- 15Tradition Master Sign Program
Used for: City business guidance requires code-compliant signage and identifies additional association approval in St. Lucie West; Tradition's master sign program requires TDRC written approval before a city sign permit
- 16St. Lucie West Master Sign Program
Used for: City business guidance requires code-compliant signage and identifies additional association approval in St. Lucie West; Tradition's master sign program requires TDRC written approval before a city sign permit
- 17City of Port St. Lucie Design Standards
Used for: City design standards state that St. Lucie West, Tradition, Southern Grove, Western Grove and City Center PUD use other design standards
- 18Common Residential Code Violations
Used for: Commercial vehicles are prohibited from being parked or stored in residential areas except while working at a job site under city code-compliance guidance for Section 72.03(B)
- 19Floresta Drive Improvement Project
Used for: Floresta Drive Phase 3 is under construction from Crosstown Parkway to Prima Vista Boulevard
- 20Port St. Lucie Boulevard South Project
Used for: Port St. Lucie Boulevard South Segment 2.2 is under construction from Alcantarra Boulevard to Paar Drive
- 21Summary of Employment, Demographics, and Commuting Patterns for St. Lucie County
Used for: St. Lucie County commuting analysis reported net worker outflow and the share of county workers who both lived and worked in the county
- 22Palm Tran launches new weekday premium coach service, PSL Express
Used for: Weekday PSL Express provides non-stop coach service between Port St. Lucie and downtown West Palm Beach
- 23Port St. Lucie Industrial Figures Q4 2024
Used for: Port St. Lucie industrial vacancy in Q4 2024
- 244Q25 Treasure Coast Industrial Market Report
Used for: Treasure Coast industrial vacancy and asking rent in Q4 2025
- 25Wind Loads — Impacts from ASCE 7-22
Used for: The 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code references ASCE 7-22 wind-load criteria
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