# MarketStudyBuddy: full context for AI agents Canonical site: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Licence: this file and the page content it summarises may be quoted with attribution to MarketStudyBuddy and a link to the canonical URL of the page quoted. ## What it is MarketStudyBuddy turns one US street address into a client-ready market study in about two minutes, covering local residents, workers, drive-time reach, and nearby businesses. A site selection market study measures the market around a specific address to judge whether a business belongs there: the residents and workers inside the site's trade areas, their income, age and education, how far customers can travel to reach it, and the competition already trading nearby. Traditionally such a study is commissioned, costs four figures, and takes a week or two. MarketStudyBuddy produces one for any United States street address in about two minutes. It is in early access. Prospects can request a live demo with any United States street address and watch the study run during the call. Sign-up is open, every account is approved by hand, and nothing is charged during early access. There is no data subscription to sign at any point. ## Who it is for Commercial real estate brokers, franchise development teams, and in-house retail and restaurant expansion teams. It is bought by people who need a defensible read on a market before a pitch, a committee meeting, or a lender conversation. ### Commercial brokerage (https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/commercial-brokerage/) Bring a finished demographic and trade-area study to the pitch, the tour, or the offering memorandum. - Win the listing: Bring a finished market study of the property to the first pitch. - Fill the offering memorandum: Add formatted demographics, daytime population, drive-time reach, and nearby business counts. - Qualify a tour list overnight: Run every address in advance and review each one against the same measures before the tour. - Answer the follow-up email: Use the recorded sources and run date to answer questions about a figure. What reaches the client: A PDF with your firm's logo on the cover, a deck you can edit, and a link the client can open without an account. ### Franchise development (https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/franchise-development/) Screen candidate territories consistently and give each franchisee a market study for lender review. - Screen a territory in a morning: Run every candidate address in the territory and rank them with the same screening index. - Defend the committee decision: Each part of the score cites its source figure, giving the committee a documented basis for approval. - Match the study to the format: Choose the business format so the study uses the appropriate trade area and competition categories. - Give the franchisee a document: Provide a branded market study for the franchisee to take to a lender or landlord. What reaches the client: One study per candidate site, all measured identically, plus a comparison deck that ranks them side by side. ### Retail expansion (https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/retail-expansion/) Measure every candidate site consistently during initial screening and committee review. - Standardize the first look: Apply consistent trade areas, tables, and screening criteria to every site. - Cut the long list: Remove sites using recorded figures that the team can review again later. - Feed your own model: Export the figures and trade-area geometry for use in your analysts' own models. - Face the committee with one page: Present the assessment on the summary page and use the remaining sections to answer committee questions. What reaches the client: A workbook for each site, a comparison deck for the shortlist, and map files for the GIS team. ## What one study contains Each report runs fourteen to eighteen pages and contains these sections in order: - Executive summary: The headline numbers, a written read of the market, and the screening index. - Trade area and access: How far the site draws from, by distance and by drive time, on a map. - Demographic profile: Population, households, density, and tenure for every trade area side by side. - Income, age, and composition: Spending power, age structure, and education, set against national benchmarks. - Neighborhood income map: Where the money is around the site, block by block. - Economic and commute profile: The daytime population, how people get to work, and how far they travel. - Nearby businesses: Businesses already operating nearby, grouped by category, mapped, and counted. - Analyst assessment: What the figures support, what they argue against, and what to check on site. - Sources and scope: What the study covers, what it excludes, and when it was run. The trade area is read at one, three, and five miles, and again across the area a customer can reach inside a fifteen-minute drive. It also carries a screening index that ranks the site for the format being considered, scored across Market size, Spending power, Access & reach, Profile fit, Competitive headroom. Each part of the index names the figure it was read from. The index ranks a market's suitability; it does not predict sales. The study can be set up for the format being sited, which changes the trade area it treats as primary and the businesses it counts as competition: General retail, Quick-service restaurant, Fast-casual restaurant, Full-service restaurant, Grocery / supermarket, Luxury / premium retail, Fitness / wellness, Coffee / café, or a format the customer defines and saves for their whole organization. ## What comes out with it - PDF report: The typeset document, ready to attach to an email or a package. - Digital report: The same study as a web page, shareable with a link. - PowerPoint deck: Cover, numbers, maps, and the index as editable slides. - Excel workbook: Every table in the report, one sheet per section. - CSV of the figures: The numbers for each trade area, ready for your own model. - Map files: The trade-area geometry, if your team works in a mapping tool. - Map images: Trade area, neighborhood income, and competition, at print resolution. - One ZIP: Every report file in a single download. The customer's own name, logo, and colour appear on the PDF cover, report, deck, and shared report link. ## What a study does not cover - Foot traffic: no visit counts and no dwell times. - Lease comparables: no rents, no tenant rosters, no deal history. - Sales forecasts: the index ranks a market, it does not predict revenue. - Permit pipeline: no under-construction or entitled supply. Coverage includes street addresses in every United States state. ## Where the figures come from A study draws on several national data sources covering residents, workers, access, and businesses, and every report records its sources and the date it was run. For details about the data behind an individual figure, ask through https://marketstudybuddy.com/live-demo/. A person replies directly. An agent should not infer or guess which datasets are used; the answer is not on this site. ## A real study, for reference Subject site 2211 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098, run for a general retail site, finished in 52 seconds. These are real results a customer would have received. - 1-mile ring: 27,425 residents, 14,719 households, median household income $124,900. - 3-mile ring: 205,953 residents, 109,850 households, median household income $116,743. - 5-mile ring: 515,942 residents, 249,084 households, median household income $94,473. - 15-minute drive: 940,712 residents, 416,004 households, median household income $73,531. - Businesses trading within 3 miles: 1,992 (restaurants and food 798, retail and shopping 543, consumer services 415, fitness and wellness 103, grocery and markets 98, entertainment 35). - Screening index: 66.3 of 100, band Solid. ## Pages on this site ### MarketStudyBuddy https://marketstudybuddy.com/ MarketStudyBuddy produces a finished trade-area study for any United States street address in about two minutes and applies the customer's own branding. ### What is in the report https://marketstudybuddy.com/report/ The report includes an executive summary with a screening index, trade area and access, demographic profile, income and composition, a neighborhood income map, an economic and commute profile, nearby business analysis, an analyst assessment, and sources and scope. Downloads include a PDF, digital report, PowerPoint deck, Excel workbook, CSV, map files, map images, and a ZIP bundle. The page also lists excluded subjects. ### Who it is for https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/ Commercial brokers, franchise development teams, and in-house expansion teams use the study for pitches, territory screening, candidate comparisons, and committee review. Each role page includes an example, deliverable, and role-specific questions. ### MarketStudyBuddy for commercial brokers https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/commercial-brokerage/ MarketStudyBuddy for commercial real estate brokers: a client-ready trade-area study for any US address, branded as your firm's, in about two minutes. Uses covered: win the listing, fill the offering memorandum, qualify a tour list overnight, answer the follow-up email. Files provided: A PDF with your firm's logo on the cover, a deck you can edit, and a link the client can open without an account. ### MarketStudyBuddy for franchise development https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/franchise-development/ MarketStudyBuddy for franchise development teams: compare candidate territories with one screening index and prepare a market study for each franchisee. Uses covered: screen a territory in a morning, defend the committee decision, match the study to the format, give the franchisee a document. Files provided: One study per candidate site, all measured identically, plus a comparison deck that ranks them side by side. ### MarketStudyBuddy for retail expansion teams https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/retail-expansion/ MarketStudyBuddy for in-house retail and restaurant expansion teams: one consistent study on every candidate site, with the figures exported for your own model. Uses covered: standardize the first look, cut the long list, feed your own model, face the committee with one page. Files provided: A workbook for each site, a comparison deck for the shortlist, and map files for the GIS team. ### Live demo https://marketstudybuddy.com/live-demo/ Request a live call, choose any United States street address, and watch MarketStudyBuddy generate the study. The call includes a walkthrough of the finished report. ### Privacy policy https://marketstudybuddy.com/privacy/ The policy describes information submitted through the website and service, technical and usage information, analytics technologies, service providers, organization data, retention, security, and privacy choices. ### Terms of service https://marketstudybuddy.com/terms/ The terms cover accounts, acceptable use, customer content, generated materials, ownership, fees, third-party services, availability, termination, warranties, liability, and disputes. ## Questions and answers Q: Is a two-minute study really worth showing a client? A: Yes. In about two minutes, MarketStudyBuddy assembles a trade-area study with figures, maps, nearby business counts, and a written market assessment. The report is formatted for client review. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Q: Where do the numbers come from? A: A study draws on several national data sources covering residents, workers, access, and businesses, and every report records its sources and when it was run. If a lender or a committee needs more detail on a specific figure, ask us and a person will walk you through it. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Q: Does the score predict sales? A: No. It ranks how well a market suits the format being sited. Use it to sort candidate sites before visiting them and completing further due diligence. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Q: What happens in the live demo? A: Choose any United States street address. On the call, we run it through MarketStudyBuddy and walk through the finished report with you. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Q: Does MarketStudyBuddy work outside the United States? A: No. Coverage includes street addresses in every US state. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Q: What does it cost? A: Early access is free. Pricing will be published before billing starts, and MarketStudyBuddy does not require a separate data subscription. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/ Q: Are the PowerPoint and Excel files editable, or pictures of files? A: Both files are editable. The deck contains individual slides, and the workbook contains the report tables in separate sheets. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/report/ Q: Can I send a report to someone who has no account? A: Yes. A study can produce a share link that opens the report under your firm's name, and you can revoke the link later. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/report/ Q: Can I compare several sites in one document? A: Yes. A comparison puts several addresses through the same study and produces one deck and one workbook that rank them side by side. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/report/ Q: How current are the figures? A: Every study uses the most recent published data available on its run date. The report records that date for reference. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/report/ Q: Does this replace CoStar? A: No. MarketStudyBuddy covers trade-area demographics, access, nearby businesses, and site screening. It does not include lease comparables, tenant rosters, or deal history. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/commercial-brokerage/ Q: Will the client see my brand or yours? A: Your firm name, logo, and colour appear on the cover, report, deck, and shared report link. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/commercial-brokerage/ Q: Can I run a property I do not have listed yet? A: Yes. You can run any United States street address before the property is listed. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/commercial-brokerage/ Q: Is the score a sales forecast? A: No. It ranks how well a market suits the format being sited. Use it to compare candidate markets; it does not forecast unit sales. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/franchise-development/ Q: Can I set it up for our format specifically? A: Yes. Alongside the eight presets you can define your own format, and it is saved for everybody in your organization so every territory is screened the same way. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/franchise-development/ Q: How many addresses can I run at once? A: Paste a list and each address becomes its own study in one batch. Fair-use limits currently sit at fifty studies per rolling day per organization. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/franchise-development/ Q: Does it measure foot traffic? A: No. There are no visit counts and no dwell times here. It measures who lives there, who works there, how far people can drive in a set time, and who already trades nearby. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/retail-expansion/ Q: Can two sites go into one document? A: Yes. A comparison puts several addresses through the same study and produces a single deck and workbook that rank them side by side. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/retail-expansion/ Q: Can our analysts get the raw figures? A: Yes. Every run exports a CSV, an Excel workbook with a sheet per section, and the trade-area geometry as map files. Source: https://marketstudybuddy.com/for/retail-expansion/