Market Index · #46 of 250
Is South Bend, IN good for door-to-door sales?
South Bend, IN scores 88.5 out of 100 on the Door-to-Door Market Index — rank #46 of 250 US market areas, measured on public Census affordability and finishing-trade data.
What the numbers say
At $174,504, 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 low — 58 establishments works out to 0.58 per 10,000 residents, which reads as fresher doors and less home-improvement selling already working the same porches.
That puts South Bend, IN in the top quarter of the published index (#46 of 250) — a strong market on the two signals the model measures, without being at the very front of the field.
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 South Bend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bloomington, IN | 89.5 | $202,051 |
| 43 | New Orleans, LA | 89.4 | $240,851 |
| 44 | Knoxville, TN | 89.1 | $228,130 |
| 45 | Augusta, GA | 88.6 | $175,925 |
| 46 | South Bend, IN (this market) | 88.5 | $174,504 |
| 47 | Bowling Green, KY | 88.4 | $241,907 |
| 48 | Toledo, OH | 88.4 | $166,123 |
| 49 | Erie, PA | 88.3 | $142,282 |
| 50 | San Angelo, TX | 88.3 | $167,153 |
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