Local operating-model alignment analysis

Best Franchise Opportunities We Assessed in Las Vegas, Nevada

We ranked 14 franchise concepts for Las Vegas, Nevada using local demand, labor, transportation, real estate, regulation, and source-backed evidence.

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.

Analysis by Thomas Jepsen, MSc Model: 0.9.0

View the ranking See the local evidence

14Concepts evaluated

25Sources used

17Primary 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

Highest category average (limited comparison)Restoration

68.7 average across 2 concepts

Largest positive factorTarget-market demand

0.8 points average among 11 affected concepts

Largest negative factorTransportation, routing, and parking

0.6 points average reduction among 14 affected concepts

Most assumption-sensitive rankJan-Pro International

Tested rank range spans 10 positions

Executive conclusion

What the ranking means for Las Vegas, Nevada

Our Las Vegas, Nevada analysis favored concepts whose operating requirements matched the city’s strongest service-demand conditions without depending too heavily on inexpensive labor, easy routing, or low-cost commercial space. City Wide, ActionCOACH, and FASTSIGNS produced the three highest modeled alignment scores in the evaluated set. Target-market demand was the strongest positive factor: it materially affected 11 concepts and added 0.8 points on average among them. Transportation, routing, and parking was the broadest negative pressure, reducing the 14 exposed concepts by 0.6 points on average. The result is not that the highest-ranked brand is universally better. It means that, under the documented city assumptions and the operating profiles available to us, its local advantages outweighed its modeled constraints more effectively. Territory boundaries, candidate capabilities, capital structure, franchise economics, current FDD disclosures, and local franchisee validation remain outside this ranking and can materially change the decision.

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	City WideFacility management	72.3Tier 2 · Favorable modeled alignment	+2.0 ptsTarget-market demand	-0.4 ptsLabor and staffing friction	Moderate evidence confidence
2	ActionCOACHBusiness coaching	72.1Tier 2 · Favorable modeled alignment	+1.6 ptsTarget-market demand	-0.1 ptsLabor and staffing friction	Moderate evidence confidence
3	FASTSIGNSSigns and graphics	71.7Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+1.8 ptsTarget-market demand	-0.4 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence
4	HomeSmilesProperty maintenance services	70.8Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+1.1 ptsTarget-market demand	-0.5 ptsLabor and staffing friction	Moderate evidence confidence
5	Pillar To Post Home InspectorsHome inspection	70.2Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+0.4 ptsReferral ecosystem	-0.6 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence
6	Tiger AdjustersPublic insurance adjusting	70.2Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+0.4 ptsReferral ecosystem	-0.3 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence
7	ZOOM DRAINDrain and sewer service	70.1Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+0.6 ptsProperty replacement-cycle demand	-1.3 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence
8	Aire ServHVAC installation, repair, and maintenance	70.0Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+0.9 ptsProperty replacement-cycle demand	-1.0 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence
9	Mr. RooterPlumbing	69.9Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+0.6 ptsProperty replacement-cycle demand	-1.2 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence
10	Mister Sparky ElectricElectrical	69.8Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment	+0.5 ptsProperty replacement-cycle demand	-0.9 ptsTransportation, routing, and parking	Moderate evidence confidence

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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.

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Primary source records by factorTarget-market demand: ^[5] ^[6] ^[9] ^[8] ^[14] ^[21] ^[22] ^[23] ^[24] ^[2]Property replacement-cycle demand: ^[6] ^[10] ^[11] ^[2]Competitive environment: ^[5] ^[9] ^[14] ^[13] ^[4]Labor and staffing friction: ^[7] ^[8] ^[25] ^[6] ^[21] ^[22] ^[2]Transportation, routing, and parking: ^[12] ^[5] ^[9] ^[4]Real estate and site feasibility: ^[14] ^[13] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20] ^[2] ^[3]Sales and customer acquisition: ^[23] ^[24] ^[21] ^[22] ^[5] ^[9]Referral ecosystem: ^[21] ^[22] ^[23] ^[24] ^[5]Territory quality: ^[15] ^[17] ^[13] ^[14] ^[9] ^[4]Regulatory and operating friction: ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20] ^[3] ^[4]

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Concept	Target-market demand	Property replacement-cycle demand	Labor and staffing friction	Transportation, routing, and parking	Referral ecosystem
#1 City Wide	+2.0 pts	—	-0.4 pts	-0.1 pts	+0.7 pts
#2 ActionCOACH	+1.6 pts	—	-0.1 pts	-0.1 pts	+0.6 pts
#3 FASTSIGNS	+1.8 pts	—	—	-0.4 pts	+0.3 pts
#4 HomeSmiles	+1.1 pts	—	-0.5 pts	-0.3 pts	+0.5 pts
#5 Pillar To Post Home Inspectors	+0.2 pts	+0.3 pts	—	-0.6 pts	+0.4 pts
#6 Tiger Adjusters	+0.2 pts	—	-0.1 pts	-0.3 pts	+0.4 pts
#7 ZOOM DRAIN	+0.4 pts	+0.6 pts	—	-1.3 pts	+0.4 pts
#8 Aire Serv	+0.3 pts	+0.9 pts	-0.2 pts	-1.0 pts	—
#9 Mr. Rooter	+0.3 pts	+0.6 pts	—	-1.2 pts	+0.2 pts
#10 Mister Sparky Electric	—	+0.5 pts	—	-0.9 pts	+0.1 pts
#11 Jan-Pro International	+1.7 pts	—	-1.9 pts	-0.4 pts	+0.2 pts
#12 PuroClean	—	+0.2 pts	-0.9 pts	-1.0 pts	+0.5 pts
#13 Rainbow International Restoration	—	+0.2 pts	-1.1 pts	-0.9 pts	+0.5 pts
#14 Workout Anytime	-0.8 pts	—	-1.0 pts	-0.1 pts	—

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 City WideStable · tested #1–#2

#2 ActionCOACHModerately sensitive · tested #1–#3

#3 FASTSIGNSModerately sensitive · tested #2–#5

#4 HomeSmilesHighly sensitive · tested #4–#8

#5 Pillar To Post Home InspectorsHighly sensitive · tested #3–#8

#6 Tiger AdjustersHighly sensitive · tested #4–#10

#7 ZOOM DRAINHighly sensitive · tested #4–#9

#8 Aire ServHighly sensitive · tested #5–#11

#9 Mr. RooterHighly sensitive · tested #6–#10

#10 Mister Sparky ElectricHighly sensitive · tested #6–#11

#11 Jan-Pro InternationalHighly sensitive · tested #4–#14

#12 PuroCleanStable · tested #12–#13

#13 Rainbow International RestorationStable · tested #12–#13

#14 Workout AnytimeModerately 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.

Worked score example

How we calculated City Wide

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 confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+2.0
Property replacement-cycle demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-0.4
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.1
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Referral ecosystem	+0.7
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	72.25
Published local-market alignment	72.3

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.

Interpretation

How to interpret the result

City Wide, ActionCOACH, FASTSIGNS led because their operating requirements captured more of the local support from target-market demand while remaining less exposed to transportation, routing, and parking. 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, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, Tiger Adjusters; their ranks move more widely when individual factors are neutralized.

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.

Operating environment53Positive local support

Target-market demand

We tested how much of the city’s theoretical customer and business demand remained usable after operating friction.

We applied a measurable adjustment to 11 of 14 concepts. When we neutralized the factor and recalculated the table, 12 concepts changed position. HomeSmiles moved from #4 to #7, the largest movement among concepts directly affected by this factor.

Concepts adjusted11 of 14

Average among affected+0.8 pts

Average across all concepts+0.6 pts

Concepts changing rank12

Concepts helped most

City WideFacility management

+2.0 pts

FASTSIGNSSigns and graphics

+1.8 pts

Jan-Pro InternationalCommercial cleaning

+1.7 pts

ActionCOACHBusiness coaching

+1.6 pts

HomeSmilesProperty maintenance services

+1.1 pts

Concepts challenged most

Workout AnytimeFitness

-0.8 pts

Measured but not differentiating in this concept set

Competitive environmentNo 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

Category comparisons

Best franchise categories we assessed in Las Vegas, Nevada

Category summaries are shown only when at least two concepts qualified. Two-concept comparisons are explicitly labeled as limited.

2 Restoration concepts qualified for comparison, with scores ranging from 68.7 to 68.7. PuroClean ranked highest at 68.7. Referral ecosystem added 0.5 points on average among the affected concepts. Labor and staffing friction reduced the exposed concepts by 1 point on average.

Interpret cautiously: A 0.0-point spread is too small to support a strong brand-level conclusion from city alignment alone.

Concepts compared: 2
Score range: 68.7–68.7
Category average: 68.7

PuroClean68.7

Rainbow International Restoration68.7

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14 concepts shown. Expand a concept to see how each factor was treated and the single next check most capable of changing the result.

SearchCategoryLargest impactSort

#1Tier 2 · Favorable modeled alignment72.3

City Wide

Facility management · B2B facility management and vendor coordination

Increase +2.0 pts Target-market demandReduction -0.4 pts Labor and staffing friction

Rank sensitivity: Stable

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+2.0
Property replacement-cycle demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-0.4
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.1
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Referral ecosystem	+0.7
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	72.25
Published local-market alignment	72.3

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Target-market demand +2.0 pts
Tested rank range: #1–#2

Most important next check

How many qualified facility and property-management accounts must be reachable for City Wide to support its local contract pipeline?

#2Tier 2 · Favorable modeled alignment72.1

ActionCOACH

Business coaching · home-based B2B advisory

Increase +1.6 pts Target-market demandReduction -0.1 pts Labor and staffing friction

Rank sensitivity: Moderately sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+1.6
Property replacement-cycle demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-0.1
Transportation, routing, and parking	Effect below the publication threshold
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Referral ecosystem	+0.6
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	72.08
Published local-market alignment	72.1

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Target-market demand +1.6 pts
Tested rank range: #1–#3

Most important next check

Which business-owner segments are expected to produce the most repeatable coaching demand for ActionCOACH?

#3Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment71.7

FASTSIGNS

Signs and graphics · B2B production and installation center

Increase +1.8 pts Target-market demandReduction -0.4 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Moderately sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+1.8
Property replacement-cycle demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	Not applicable to this operating model
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.4
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	71.71
Published local-market alignment	71.7

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Target-market demand +1.8 pts
Tested rank range: #2–#5

Most important next check

Which local customer verticals are expected to generate repeat signage and graphics work for FASTSIGNS?

#4Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.8

HomeSmiles

Property maintenance services · Home-based mobile property-maintenance franchise using equipped service vans and technician crews to deliver bundled…

Increase +1.1 pts Target-market demandReduction -0.5 pts Labor and staffing friction

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

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	-0.5
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.3
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	70.76
Published local-market alignment	70.8

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Adequate
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Target-market demand +1.1 pts
Tested rank range: #4–#8

Most important next check

How many qualified facility and property-management accounts must be reachable for HomeSmiles to support its local contract pipeline?

#5Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.2

Pillar To Post Home Inspectors

Home inspection · mobile property inspection service

Increase +0.4 pts Referral ecosystemReduction -0.6 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+0.2
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.3
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	Not applicable to this operating model
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.6
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	70.21
Published local-market alignment	70.2

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Transportation, routing, and parking -0.6 pts
Tested rank range: #3–#8

Most important next check

Which transaction corridors and referral markets would define Pillar To Post Home Inspectors's practical inspection territory?

#6Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.2

Tiger Adjusters

Public insurance adjusting · Home-based, referral-led public insurance adjusting business combining local property inspections with…

Increase +0.4 pts Referral ecosystemReduction -0.3 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+0.2
Property replacement-cycle demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-0.1
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.3
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	70.17
Published local-market alignment	70.2

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Adequate
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Referral ecosystem +0.4 pts
Tested rank range: #4–#10

Most important next check

Which ZIP codes and appointment density assumptions define Tiger Adjusters's practical service territory?

#7Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.1

ZOOM DRAIN

Drain and sewer service · emergency skilled-trade route service

Increase +0.6 pts Property replacement-cycle demandReduction -1.3 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+0.4
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.6
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	Not applicable to this operating model
Transportation, routing, and parking	-1.3
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	70.07
Published local-market alignment	70.1

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Transportation, routing, and parking -1.3 pts
Tested rank range: #4–#9

Most important next check

Where must ZOOM DRAIN stage crews and vehicles to protect after-hours response times across the proposed territory?

#8Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment70.0

Aire Serv

HVAC installation, repair, and maintenance · Manager-led mobile HVAC installation, repair, maintenance, and emergency service business using skilled technicians…

Increase +0.9 pts Property replacement-cycle demandReduction -1.0 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+0.3
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.9
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-0.2
Transportation, routing, and parking	-1.0
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Referral ecosystem	Not applicable to this operating model
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	69.98
Published local-market alignment	70.0

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Adequate
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Transportation, routing, and parking -1.0 pts
Tested rank range: #5–#11

Most important next check

What daily vehicle utilization and travel-time allowance are built into Aire Serv's operating plan?

#9Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment69.9

Mr. Rooter

Plumbing · scheduled and emergency skilled-trade service

Increase +0.6 pts Property replacement-cycle demandReduction -1.2 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+0.3
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.6
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	Not applicable to this operating model
Transportation, routing, and parking	-1.2
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	69.90
Published local-market alignment	69.9

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Transportation, routing, and parking -1.2 pts
Tested rank range: #6–#10

Most important next check

How many field vehicles must Mr. Rooter deploy, and where would they begin and end each service day?

#10Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment69.8

Mister Sparky Electric

Electrical · skilled-trade home service

Increase +0.5 pts Property replacement-cycle demandReduction -0.9 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.5
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	Not applicable to this operating model
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.9
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	69.79
Published local-market alignment	69.8

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Transportation, routing, and parking -0.9 pts
Tested rank range: #6–#11

Most important next check

Which ZIP codes and appointment density assumptions define Mister Sparky Electric's practical service territory?

#11Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment69.5

Jan-Pro International

Commercial cleaning · recurring commercial route service

Increase +1.7 pts Target-market demandReduction -1.9 pts Labor and staffing friction

Rank sensitivity: Highly sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	+1.7
Property replacement-cycle demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-1.9
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.4
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	69.53
Published local-market alignment	69.5

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Labor and staffing friction -1.9 pts
Tested rank range: #4–#14

Most important next check

What opening staffing ratio, wage range, and retention plan does Jan-Pro International assume for frontline roles?

#12Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment68.7

PuroClean

Restoration · emergency property restoration

Increase +0.5 pts Referral ecosystemReduction -1.0 pts Transportation, routing, and parking

Rank sensitivity: Stable

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.2
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-0.9
Transportation, routing, and parking	-1.0
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	68.74
Published local-market alignment	68.7

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Transportation, routing, and parking -1.0 pts
Tested rank range: #12–#13

Most important next check

What dispatch zones and maximum drive-time assumptions does PuroClean use for urgent service calls?

#13Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment68.7

Rainbow International Restoration

Restoration · emergency property restoration

Increase +0.5 pts Referral ecosystemReduction -1.1 pts Labor and staffing friction

Rank sensitivity: Stable

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

Neutral model baseline	70.0
Target-market demand	Not applicable to this operating model
Property replacement-cycle demand	+0.2
Competitive environment	Not included in the score
Labor and staffing friction	-1.1
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.9
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
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	68.72
Published local-market alignment	68.7

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Labor and staffing friction -1.1 pts
Tested rank range: #12–#13

Most important next check

What opening staffing ratio, wage range, and retention plan does Rainbow International Restoration assume for frontline roles?

#14Tier 3 · Mixed modeled alignment68.1

Workout Anytime

Fitness · fixed-location membership fitness

No material positive local adjustment identifiedReduction -1.0 pts Labor and staffing friction

Rank sensitivity: Moderately sensitive

How we scored this concept

Full score ledger

Every factor is classified so a displayed zero is not confused with missing, conditional, or non-applicable evidence.

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	-1.0
Transportation, routing, and parking	-0.1
Real estate and site feasibility	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Sales and customer acquisition	Depends on the specific site, territory, or operating condition
Referral ecosystem	Not applicable to this operating model
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	68.07
Published local-market alignment	68.1

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: Strong
Franchise-profile completeness: Limited
Source-evidence confidence: Strong
Geographic applicability: Adequate
Overall evidence confidence: Moderate evidence confidence

Largest absolute effect: Labor and staffing friction -1.0 pts
Tested rank range: #11–#14

Most important next check

What trade-area boundary and population base would Workout Anytime use to evaluate the proposed location?

Metric registry

The 25 local metrics behind this analysis

The registry exposes the raw value, period, geography, factor mapping, and source for every public metric used in the city research.

View all local metrics

Metric	Raw value	Period	Geography	How used	Source
Resident population estimate on July 1, 2025	679,817people	July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 demographic, housing, income, and commuting estimates; 2022 economic measures	Las Vegas, Nevada	Evidence for Target-market demand, Territory quality	^[5]
Population change from the April 2020 estimate base to July 2025	5.3percent	July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 demographic, housing, income, and commuting estimates; 2022 economic measures	Las Vegas, Nevada	Evidence for Target-market demand	^[5]
Households and owner-occupied housing share	households: 247,741; owner occupied housing share percent: 56.6households and percent	July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 demographic, housing, income, and commuting estimates; 2022 economic measures	Las Vegas, Nevada	Evidence for Target-market demand, Property replacement-cycle demand, Territory quality	^[5]
Selected city economic activity in 2022	accommodation and food services sales usd: 5,156,754,000; health care and social assistance receipts usd: 7,236,569,000; transportation and warehousing receipts usd: 681,420,000; retail sales usd: 17,804,523,000usd 2022	July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 demographic, housing, income, and commuting estimates; 2022 economic measures	Las Vegas, Nevada	Evidence for Target-market demand, Referral ecosystem	^[5]
Median housing-cost and household-income measures	median owner occupied home value usd: 427,900; median monthly owner cost with mortgage usd: 1,933; median monthly gross rent usd: 1,563; median household income usd: 73,877; poverty rate percent: 14mixed housing and income metrics	July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 demographic, housing, income, and commuting estimates; 2022 economic measures	Las Vegas, Nevada	Evidence for Target-market demand, Real estate and site feasibility, Labor and staffing friction	^[5]
Share of owner and renter households classified as cost burdened	owner households percent: 31.5; renter households percent: 56.4percent of households by tenure	Primarily ACS 2022 five-year estimates, 2023 population, and 2024 housing-market values	City of Las Vegas	Evidence for Target-market demand, Labor and staffing friction	^[6]
Occupied housing stock by broad construction period	occupied units total: 240,462; built 2010 or later percent: 8.8; built 1990 to 2009 percent: 51.7; built 1980 or earlier percent: 39.5; built 1990 to 1999 units: 72,860; built 2000 to 2009 units: 51,459housing units and percent	Primarily ACS 2022 five-year estimates, 2023 population, and 2024 housing-market values	City of Las Vegas occupied housing stock	Evidence for Property replacement-cycle demand, Target-market demand	^[6]
Median year built for owner- and renter-occupied housing	owner occupied median year built: 1,995; renter occupied median year built: 1,992year	Primarily ACS 2022 five-year estimates, 2023 population, and 2024 housing-market values	City of Las Vegas	Evidence for Property replacement-cycle demand	^[6]
Las Vegas area visitor, convention, lodging, and spending scale	visitors: 38,500,000; convention attendance: 6,000,000; airport passenger movements: 55,000,000; hotel rooms: 150,300; occupancy rate percent: 80.3; occupied room nights: 44,000,000; direct visitor spending usd: 50,800,000,000; total economic impact usd: 80,900,000,000people rooms percent nights and usd	Calendar year 2025 tourism totals and annual averages; page current July 2026	Las Vegas area and Southern Nevada visitor economy	Evidence for Target-market demand, Transportation, routing, and parking, Territory quality, Referral ecosystem	^[9]
Preliminary metropolitan labor-force and employment measures	civilian labor force: 1,231,700; employment: 1,167,600; unemployment: 64,100; unemployment rate percent: 5.2; nonfarm jobs: 1,176,800; nonfarm jobs year over year change percent: 2.9people jobs and percent	June 2026 preliminary labor-force and nonfarm payroll employment	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metropolitan statistical area	Evidence for Target-market demand, Labor and staffing friction	^[8]
Preliminary employment in selected metropolitan industry supersectors	leisure and hospitality jobs: 305,100; trade transportation and utilities jobs: 209,300; professional and business services jobs: 182,200; education and health services jobs: 140,200; construction jobs: 81,700jobs	June 2026 preliminary labor-force and nonfarm payroll employment	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metropolitan statistical area	Evidence for Target-market demand, Labor and staffing friction, Referral ecosystem	^[8]
Selected metropolitan occupational shares and mean hourly wages	all occupations mean hourly wage usd: 29.23; united states all occupations mean hourly wage usd: 33.54; food preparation share percent: 14.7; food preparation mean hourly wage usd: 18.41; building grounds share percent: 5.3; building grounds mean hourly wage usd: 20.82; office administrative share percent: 12.1; office administrative mean hourly wage usd: 23.21; additional values omittedpercent and usd per hour	May 2025; reissued June 24, 2026 for sample-size and response-rate corrections	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metropolitan statistical area	Evidence for Labor and staffing friction	^[7]
Nevada minimum wage effective July 1, 2026	12usd per hour	Rate effective July 1, 2026	Nevada, subject to statutory exemptions	Evidence for Labor and staffing friction	^[25]
Las Vegas traffic congestion and rush-hour travel conditions	average congestion level percent: 34.1; change from 2024 percentage points: 6.6; average 10km travel time: 14 minutes 7 seconds; morning 10km travel time: 13 minutes 29 seconds; evening 10km travel time: 18 minutes 11 seconds; evening congestion level percent: 64.7; rush hour time lost hours: 43; additional time lost vs 2024: 3 hours 50 minutespercent time and hours	Calendar year 2025	Las Vegas, Nevada	Evidence for Transportation, routing, and parking, Territory quality	^[12]
Las Vegas industrial-market vacancy, absorption, and submarket distribution	net absorption sqft: 825,000; vacancy rate percent approximate: 9; new deliveries sqft approximate: 1,300,000; under construction sqft approximate: 5,900,000; north las vegas share of absorption approximate: nearly three-fourths; tighter submarkets: Airport, Southwest; higher vacancy concentrations: Apex, North Las Vegassquare feet percent and directional market condition	Second quarter 2026	Las Vegas industrial market	Evidence for Real estate and site feasibility, Territory quality	^[13]
Las Vegas retail vacancy and market segmentation	vacancy rate percent: 5; vacancy below six percent since: 2,021; market segmentation: Distinct leasing patterns near the Strip and in the greater metropolitan areapercent and directional market condition	Second quarter 2026	Las Vegas retail market	Evidence for Real estate and site feasibility, Territory quality, Target-market demand	^[14]
Southern Nevada Water Authority water-hardness classification	hardness parts per million: 280; hardness grains per gallon: 16; classification: very hardppm grains per gallon and classification	Current water-quality guidance accessed August 2026	Las Vegas Valley and Southern Nevada Water Authority service region	Evidence for Property replacement-cycle demand	^[10] ^[2]
Las Vegas Valley water source and mineral-hardness explanation	lake mead share approximate percent: 90; hardness minerals: calcium, magnesium; health risk statement: The cited minerals do not pose a drinking-water health risk.percent and source description	Current 2026 report using 2025 monitoring activity	Las Vegas Valley Water District service area	Evidence for Property replacement-cycle demand	^[11]
A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley lies outside the City of Las Vegas planning jurisdiction	city apn check required: yes; unincorporated county code: Clark County Title 30; county town advisory areas in supplied rows: Spring Valley, Enterprise, Paradisejurisdiction conditions	Current application and jurisdiction guidance accessed August 2026	Las Vegas Valley	Evidence for Territory quality, Regulatory and operating friction, Real estate and site feasibility	^[15] ^[17] ^[4]
City and county sign approvals use separate code and application systems	city applications include: temporary sign permit, wall sign application; city code chapter: Las Vegas Municipal Code Title 19.14 Sign Standards; county code chapter: Clark County Title 30 Chapter 30.05 Signs; county design review materials include: application, ownership documents, site plan, elevations, justification, feesregulatory requirements	Current application and jurisdiction guidance accessed August 2026	City of Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County	Evidence for Regulatory and operating friction, Real estate and site feasibility, Territory quality	^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[4]
Clark County drainage-study requirement is triggered by site-specific flood and drainage conditions	triggers: FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area impact, adjacency to or impact from a master-plan facility, wash or facility flows; determination inputs: proposed development, development size, site locationapplicability conditions	Current drainage-review guidance accessed August 2026	Clark County development sites	Evidence for Regulatory and operating friction, Real estate and site feasibility	^[19] ^[3]
Affordable-housing development incentives are optional and carry a long-term affordability covenant	incentives adopted since: 2,023; incentive types: fee reduction, density bonus, height bonus; minimum covenant years: 30; applicability: Developments electing to use the specified affordable-housing incentivespolicy conditions and years	Affordable-housing incentive implementation since 2023 and draft status through October 2024	City of Las Vegas affordable-housing incentive program	Evidence for Regulatory and operating friction, Real estate and site feasibility	^[20] ^[3]
UNLV fall 2025 enrollment	students more than: 33,700; year over year change percent: 2.4students and percent	Fall 2025 enrollment	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Evidence for Target-market demand, Referral ecosystem, Labor and staffing friction	^[21]
University Medical Center serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District	academic medical center: yes; anchor hospital: yes; service area for trauma center square miles: 10,000; annual trauma patients more than: 12,000institutional role and scale	Current institutional profile accessed August 2026	University Medical Center and Las Vegas Medical District	Evidence for Target-market demand, Referral ecosystem, Labor and staffing friction	^[22]
City and county procurement channels include recurring facility, maintenance, staffing, and construction opportunities	city procurement categories: goods, services, construction, professional services; county current examples: boiler preventive maintenance and repairs, janitorial services, temporary staffing, roof replacement, streetlight upgradesprocurement categories and examples	Current procurement scope accessed August 2026	City of Las Vegas and Clark County	Evidence for Target-market demand, Referral ecosystem, Sales and customer acquisition	^[23] ^[24]

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 that apply without an unresolved site, territory, customer, or project gate.

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.

Why every concept begins at 70.0

70.0 is a neutral display baseline shared by every concept. Local conditions can move a score by no more than 18.0 points in either direction under the current model. It 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 0.9.0 · Compiler 0.9.10-nonzero-markers-only · Analysis updated August 5, 2026

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 4, 2026Added conditional scoring gates, factor-status transparency, rank-sensitivity testing, metric registry output, and factor-impact visualization data.

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 local metrics it supports. Internal or supplied research is not presented as independently accessible evidence.

1
Franchise-to-city operating-fit modelInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Publisher
User-supplied controlling model
Data period
model version 0.9.0-calibration
Scope
Model-wide
Locator
File Library model.json
Source tier
Tier 1 · controlling internal taxonomy
Accessed
August 2, 2026
2
The Utility Delta: A Structural Audit of Ten U.S. MarketsInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Used for: Southern Nevada Water Authority water-hardness classification
Publisher
Supplied research material
Published
February 24, 2026
Data period
Research cited as accessed through February 24, 2026
Scope
Las Vegas metropolitan section within a multi-city research docket
Locator
Las Vegas, Nevada section, paragraphs 17-28 and Las Vegas Infrastructure Friction table
Source tier
Tier 5 · supplied bespoke research
Accessed
August 2, 2026
3
Structural Constraints and Hidden Costs: A Forensic Municipal AuditInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Used for: Clark County drainage-study requirement is triggered by site-specific flood and drainage conditions and Affordable-housing development incentives are optional and carry a long-term affordability covenant
Publisher
Supplied research material
Published
February 20, 2026
Data period
Research cited as accessed through February 20, 2026
Scope
Las Vegas metropolitan section within a multi-city municipal docket
Locator
Las Vegas, Nevada section, paragraphs 13-19 and local exaction table
Source tier
Tier 5 · supplied bespoke research
Accessed
August 2, 2026
4
Franchise data - Riverside through CharlotteInternal or supplied research; not publicly accessible.
Used for: A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley lies outside the City of Las Vegas planning jurisdiction and City and county sign approvals use separate code and application systems
Publisher
Supplied research material
Data period
Undated supplied neighborhood research
Scope
Six Las Vegas-area rows: Henderson, Spring Valley, Enterprise, Centennial Hills, North Las Vegas, and Paradise
Locator
Rows where city equals Las Vegas and state equals Nevada
Source tier
Tier 5 · supplied bespoke research
Accessed
August 2, 2026
5
QuickFacts: Las Vegas city, Nevada
Used for: Resident population estimate on July 1, 2025, Population change from the April 2020 estimate base to July 2025, Households and owner-occupied housing share, Selected city economic activity in 2022, and Median housing-cost and household-income measures
Publisher
U.S. Census Bureau
Published
May 14, 2026
Data period
July 1, 2025 population estimate; 2020-2024 demographic, housing, income, and commuting estimates; 2022 economic measures
Scope
Las Vegas city, Nevada
Locator
Population, housing, households, economy, transportation, income, and geography table
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
6
NRS 278.237 — City of Las Vegas Housing Report 2024
Used for: Share of owner and renter households classified as cost burdened, Occupied housing stock by broad construction period, and Median year built for owner- and renter-occupied housing
Publisher
City of Las Vegas
Published
July 15, 2024
Data period
Primarily ACS 2022 five-year estimates, 2023 population, and 2024 housing-market values
Scope
City of Las Vegas
Locator
Executive Summary; Tables A-1 through A-3, pages 9-12
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
7
Occupational Employment and Wages in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas — May 2025
Used for: Selected metropolitan occupational shares and mean hourly wages
Publisher
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Published
June 18, 2026
Data period
May 2025; reissued June 24, 2026 for sample-size and response-rate corrections
Scope
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metropolitan statistical area, coterminous with Clark County
Locator
Table A and food-preparation occupation table
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Economy at a Glance
Used for: Preliminary metropolitan labor-force and employment measures and Preliminary employment in selected metropolitan industry supersectors
Publisher
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Published
July 1, 2026
Data period
June 2026 preliminary labor-force and nonfarm payroll employment
Scope
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metropolitan statistical area
Locator
Economy at a Glance table, June 2026 column
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
9
Las Vegas Statistics, Research, and Frequently Asked Questions
Used for: Las Vegas area visitor, convention, lodging, and spending scale
Publisher
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Data period
Calendar year 2025 tourism totals and annual averages; page current July 2026
Scope
Las Vegas area and Southern Nevada visitor economy
Locator
2025 annual visitor, convention, airport, room, occupancy, spending, and economic-impact metrics
Source tier
Tier 1 · public authority
Accessed
August 2, 2026
10
Home treatment systems — How hard is our water?
Used for: Southern Nevada Water Authority water-hardness classification
Publisher
Southern Nevada Water Authority
Data period
Current water-quality guidance accessed August 2026
Scope
Southern Nevada Water Authority service region, including Las Vegas Valley
Locator
Water-hardness section
Source tier
Tier 1 · public authority
Accessed
August 2, 2026
11
Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Quality Report
Used for: Las Vegas Valley water source and mineral-hardness explanation
Publisher
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Data period
Current 2026 report using 2025 monitoring activity
Scope
Las Vegas Valley Water District service area
Locator
Water-source and hard-water explanation
Source tier
Tier 1 · public authority
Accessed
August 2, 2026
12
Las Vegas, NV Traffic Report
Used for: Las Vegas traffic congestion and rush-hour travel conditions
Publisher
TomTom Traffic Index
Data period
Calendar year 2025
Scope
Las Vegas central-city and metropolitan road networks, depending on selected view
Locator
Annual congestion, travel-time, rush-hour speed, and time-lost metrics
Source tier
Tier 3 · credible industry
Accessed
August 2, 2026
13
Las Vegas Industrial Figures Q2 2026
Used for: Las Vegas industrial-market vacancy, absorption, and submarket distribution
Publisher
CBRE
Published
July 8, 2026
Data period
Second quarter 2026
Scope
Las Vegas metropolitan industrial market and named submarkets
Locator
Vacancy, absorption, deliveries, construction, and submarket summary
Source tier
Tier 3 · credible industry
Accessed
August 2, 2026
14
Las Vegas Retail Market Report Q2 2026
Used for: Las Vegas retail vacancy and market segmentation
Publisher
Avison Young
Data period
Second quarter 2026
Scope
Las Vegas metropolitan retail market, with Strip and greater-metro segmentation
Locator
Vacancy and leasing-pattern summary
Source tier
Tier 3 · credible industry
Accessed
August 2, 2026
15
CLV EPLAN
Used for: A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley lies outside the City of Las Vegas planning jurisdiction and City and county sign approvals use separate code and application systems
Publisher
City of Las Vegas Department of Community Development
Data period
Current application and jurisdiction guidance accessed August 2026
Scope
City of Las Vegas planning jurisdiction, with explicit Las Vegas Valley jurisdiction warning
Locator
Available planning applications and parcel-jurisdiction guidance
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
16
City of Las Vegas Zoning Code
Used for: City and county sign approvals use separate code and application systems
Publisher
City of Las Vegas Department of Community Development
Data period
Current unofficial reproduction accessed August 2026
Scope
City of Las Vegas
Locator
Title 19 chapters, including Chapter 19.14 Sign Standards and application procedures
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
17
Title 30: Unified Development Code
Used for: A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley lies outside the City of Las Vegas planning jurisdiction and City and county sign approvals use separate code and application systems
Publisher
Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning
Published
June 17, 2026
Data period
Latest amendment June 17, 2026; effective July 2, 2026
Scope
Unincorporated Clark County
Locator
Chapters 30.01-30.07, including Chapter 30.05 Signs
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
18
Sign Design Review Submittal Requirements
Used for: City and county sign approvals use separate code and application systems
Publisher
Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning
Published
November 25, 2025
Data period
Current submittal requirements accessed August 2026
Scope
Unincorporated Clark County projects requiring sign design review
Locator
Required application, ownership, site-plan, elevation, justification, and fee materials
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
19
Drainage Study — Drainage Review and Submittal
Used for: Clark County drainage-study requirement is triggered by site-specific flood and drainage conditions
Publisher
Clark County Public Works Department
Data period
Current drainage-review guidance accessed August 2026
Scope
Clark County development sites subject to county review
Locator
Drainage-study applicability triggers and site-specific determination
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
20
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Application Draft
Used for: Affordable-housing development incentives are optional and carry a long-term affordability covenant
Publisher
City of Las Vegas Department of Neighborhood Services
Published
October 1, 2024
Data period
Affordable-housing incentive implementation since 2023 and draft status through October 2024
Scope
City of Las Vegas affordable-housing development incentives
Locator
Fee-reduction, density-bonus, height-bonus, and covenant provisions
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
21
UNLV’s Growth Surge Continues with Fall Enrollment Milestone
Used for: UNLV fall 2025 enrollment
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Data period
Fall 2025 enrollment
Scope
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Locator
Fall 2025 enrollment total and growth statement
Source tier
Tier 2 · recognized institution
Accessed
August 2, 2026
22
About Us — University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Used for: University Medical Center serves as the anchor hospital of the Las Vegas Medical District
Publisher
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Data period
Current institutional profile accessed August 2026
Scope
University Medical Center and Las Vegas Medical District
Locator
Academic medical center, anchor-hospital, trauma, burn, and transplant descriptions
Source tier
Tier 2 · recognized institution
Accessed
August 2, 2026
23
City of Las Vegas Purchasing and Contracts
Used for: City and county procurement channels include recurring facility, maintenance, staffing, and construction opportunities
Publisher
City of Las Vegas
Data period
Current procurement scope accessed August 2026
Scope
City of Las Vegas agency procurement
Locator
Goods, services, construction, and professional-services procurement overview
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
24
Clark County Current Opportunities
Used for: City and county procurement channels include recurring facility, maintenance, staffing, and construction opportunities
Publisher
Clark County Purchasing and Contracts
Data period
Open solicitations listed August 2, 2026
Scope
Clark County public procurement
Locator
Current opportunities including maintenance, staffing, janitorial, facility, and construction solicitations
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026
25
State of Nevada Minimum Wage 2026 Annual Bulletin
Used for: Nevada minimum wage effective July 1, 2026
Publisher
Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner
Published
June 29, 2026
Data period
Rate effective July 1, 2026
Scope
State of Nevada, subject to statutory exemptions
Locator
Effective date and hourly minimum-wage rate
Source tier
Tier 1 · government
Accessed
August 2, 2026

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Best Franchise Opportunities We Assessed in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Top 10 local-alignment scores from 14 concepts assessed

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Transportation, routing, and parking

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Referral ecosystem

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Best franchise categories we assessed in Las Vegas, Nevada

Best Restoration franchise opportunities we assessed in Las Vegas, Nevada

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Tiger Adjusters

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ZOOM DRAIN

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Mr. Rooter

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Mister Sparky Electric

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PuroClean

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Rainbow International Restoration

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