Market Index · #97 of 250
Is Fort Wayne, IN good for door-to-door sales?
Fort Wayne, IN scores 83.6 out of 100 on the Door-to-Door Market Index — rank #97 of 250 US market areas, measured on public Census affordability and finishing-trade data.
What the numbers say
At $165,336, the market's median home value sits squarely in the modest-home band where the index gives full affordability credit — the range where door-to-door home-services offers convert to appointments best in the underlying lead data.
Density of residential finishing-trade contractors is moderate — 57 establishments, or 0.82 per 10,000 residents. There is established home-improvement activity here, but the market is not saturated.
That puts Fort Wayne, IN in the upper half of the published index (#97 of 250) — a workable market on the measured signals, but not one the model singles out.
Data: US Census ACS 2022 5-year (median home value, population) and CBP 2022 (Finish Carpentry Contractors, NAICS 238350), aggregated over counties within ~25 miles of the Fort Wayne center — so the population figure is the whole area, not the city proper. NAICS 238350 covers interior finishing work and does not include roofing (238160), siding (238170), solar (238220), pest control (561710); read it as home-improvement activity in the market, not as a competitor count. The index measures market conditions for door-to-door home-services offers — it does not capture seasonality, licensing, or your offer’s specific fit.
Nearby in the ranking
| Rank | Market | Score | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | St. Louis, MO | 84.1 | $221,388 |
| 94 | Visalia, CA | 84.0 | $316,299 |
| 95 | Fresno, CA | 83.9 | $318,406 |
| 96 | Ann Arbor, MI | 83.6 | $226,318 |
| 97 | Fort Wayne, IN (this market) | 83.6 | $165,336 |
| 98 | Grand Rapids, MI | 83.6 | $226,261 |
| 99 | Davenport, IA | 83.5 | $159,567 |
| 100 | Louisville, KY | 83.4 | $219,933 |
| 101 | Hartford, CT | 83.1 | $285,720 |
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