Colorado Springs, CO
What Colorado Springs is made of: the communities whose institutions are here, the sectors its 25,039 businesses sit in, the franchises already on the ground, and the services a newcomer could start.
25,039 businesses on file · 172 trades · 33 sectors · census population 483,099 · registry population 478,961 · built from geonet.coloradosprings on 2026-10-07
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The local economy
What the business base is made of, what it is specialised in against the national pattern, and what that mix implies. This is the part a development office would read first.
Composition, not health. geonet records what trades exist and where; it does not record formation, closure, employment or revenue, so none of those appear here. What makes this economics rather than a directory is the NAICS coding: it lets the local mix be read against the BLS survival curves and against the 323 industry groups this research has screened.
Every industry group on this page links through to its NAICS page, and to the screened market report where this research has one — that is what the trait-to-NAICS coding buys.
What this city is specialised in
Location quotient is this city's share of a trade divided by the same share across 10 US metro tables. Above 1.25 is the conventional threshold for a local specialisation.
Thin against the national pattern
Common trades that are under-represented here. For someone deciding what to open, this is the more useful half of the table — though a gap can mean unmet demand or a market that does not work here, and this does not tell you which.
| Industry group | LQ | Businesses | Entry signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6214 Out-patient care centres | 0.17 | 32 | Structure decides |
| 5411 Legal services | 0.24 | 60 | Caution |
| 4581 Clothing and clothing accessories retailers — Multi-Brand Clothing Boutique | 0.43 | 133 | Enter |
| 5418 Advertising, public relations, and related services — Out-of-Home Advertising | 0.43 | 103 | Caution |
| 4595 Used merchandise retailers — Used Merchandise & Resale Retail | 0.47 | 54 | Caution |
| 4452 Specialty food retailers | 0.5 | 37 | Structure decides |
| 4561 Health and personal care retailers | 0.56 | 61 | Caution |
| 4599 Other miscellaneous store retailers — Pet & Pet Supplies Retail | 0.57 | 142 | Caution |
The base against the entry screen
Businesses by the entry signal of the industry group they sit in, from the /markets screen. A large "structure decides" share means most local trades are ones where being better than the incumbent does not by itself win. A trade is matched to the screened record at whatever level the research wrote it — the same code, a broader one, or a narrower one. Where a group holds several screened sub-markets the count is shown, because no single one of them speaks for the whole group.
How to read the survival figure
Each sector's five-year establishment survival rate, weighted by how many of this city's businesses sit in that sector. It is a property of the MIX, not of these businesses — it says what survival this composition would imply at US private-sector rates, because no Canadian equivalent series exists.
Weighted over 98.7% of the coded base — public administration carries no curve. Source: Business Employment Dynamics — Table 7, Survival of private sector establishments by opening year, US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And what it does not measure
A "mixed" trait is one that genuinely spans codes — "computers" covers systems design, repair and supply. The clear share is how much of this reading rests on unambiguous coding. Business density also reflects how completely the directory covers a place, not only how many businesses are in it — so it compares poorly between a city the register knows well and one it does not.
Who lives here, and who the city is for
The census: the only figures on this page that count people rather than businesses, and the three cohort readings they make possible.
The register says what trades exist. The census says who lives here — and it is the only thing on this page that counts people. Figures are American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates for Colorado Springs city, Colorado, the incorporated place, which is the city proper, and every comparison is against the United States as a whole, from the same ACS tables.
Detailed language is not published for American places. B16001, the table with individual languages, has no place-level rows; C16001 is what exists, and it names six languages and groups the rest into families. A Canadian city on this site names about forty.
Who the city is for
Three readings, each built from real numbers against real benchmarks. This is not an index. Every signal is shown with its own value, its benchmark and which way it points, and the band simply counts how many point the same way — so a reader who disagrees with one signal can drop it and still use the rest.
Seniors
thinIs this a place to grow old, and is the care here?
| Residents 65 and over | 14.7% | ▼16.8% |
| Residents 85 and overthe group that needs care rather than the group that is merely retired | 1.7% | ▼1.9% |
| Median age | 35.6 years | –38.7 years |
| Poverty ratethe US poverty threshold — a different definition from the Canadian pages, and not comparable to them | 9.3% | ▲12.4% |
| Medical clinics per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.07 | – |
| Pharmacies per 1,000 residentsfrom the business register | 0.13 | – |
| Median rent | 1562 $/mo | ▼1348 $/mo |
A high share of over-65s says other people made this choice; it does not say the care exists. The register has no category for a hospital at all, so distance to an emergency department is still missing.
Students and young adults
strongIs there a reason to be here between 19 and 25, and can they afford it?
| Residents 20 to 24 | 7.6% | ▲6.5% |
| Residents 15 to 19the cohort arriving next | 6% | –6.5% |
| Renter householdsa rental market is what makes a place possible to move to | 38.7% | ▲35% |
| Median rent | 1562 $/mo | ▼1348 $/mo |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | –5.2% |
| Degree holders in the adult population | 41.9% | ▲35% |
| Drinking places and recreationfrom the register | 130 | – |
Post-secondary institutions in the city are listed further down this page; where there are none, a high 20-to-24 share usually means work rather than study.
Newcomers and other-language speakers
thinIs there already a community here, and has anyone built anything for it?
| Foreign-born residents | 7.4% | ▼13.9% |
| Arrived 2010 or laterthe band the ACS publishes; the Canadian pages use 2016 to 2021, so the two are not comparable | 26% | ▼29.4% |
| Speak a language other than English at home | 11.2% | – |
| Language groups above the reporting floor | 12 | – |
| Median household income | 83198 $ | –78538 $ |
The American census does not publish individual languages for a city — only the eleven groups below, six of which are single languages. A Canadian city on this site names about forty, so the two sections are not the same depth and should not be read as if they were.
What is spoken at home, and whether anyone built for it
The register-versus-census cross-check on the Canadian pages is not possible here: the ACS publishes language in groups, so "Other Indo-European languages" cannot be matched against an institution that names a community.
| Spoken most often at home | Speakers | Share | Community in the register | Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 34,044 | 7% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| German or other West Germanic languages | 3,181 | 0.7% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Other Indo-European languages | 3,023 | 0.6% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages | 2,813 | 0.6% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Korean | 2,194 | 0.5% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Other and unspecified languages | 1,845 | 0.4% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Tagalog (incl. Filipino) | 1,689 | 0.3% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Other Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,473 | 0.3% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| French, Haitian, or Cajun | 1,430 | 0.3% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) | 1,047 | 0.2% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Vietnamese | 873 | 0.2% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
| Arabic | 329 | 0.1% | not mapped to a marker | 0 |
The rest of the profile
| Characteristic | Here | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Residents 65 and over | 14.7% | 16.8% |
| Residents 85 and over | 1.7% | 1.9% |
| Residents 20 to 24 | 7.6% | 6.5% |
| Arrived 2016 to 2021 | 26% | 29.4% |
| Non-permanent residents | — | — |
| Speak a non-official language at home | 11.2% | — |
| Renter households | 38.7% | 35% |
| Spending 30% or more on shelter | — | — |
| Participation rate | 68.8% | 63.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Median household income, 2020 | 83198 $ | — |
| Median after-tax household income, 2020 | — | — |
| Prevalence of low income (LIM-AT) | 9.3% | — |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 41.9% | — |
The one thing to keep in mind
Five-year estimates pooled over 2019–2023, so a figure is an average of the period rather than a single year, and every value carries a margin of error this extract does not keep. Unlike the Canadian census, which counts everyone, the ACS is a sample — a small place's figures are correspondingly uncertain. ACS five-year estimate for the incorporated place, which is the city proper. It will differ from the figure in wander.regions, which is sometimes a metropolitan population.
Source: American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates — Table-based summary file, 2023, United States Census Bureau, under the US federal government work, public domain. National comparison: The United States row of the same ACS tables, not an average of places — roughly a third of Americans live outside any incorporated place, so summing places would understate the country.
The communities the register shows
A community appears in the business register before it appears in prose — a national church, a society, a credit union, a newspaper. Those are counted as institutions, and they are what suggests residents. A restaurant serving a cuisine is counted separately as trade, because every city has those and they say nothing about who lives nearby. The ranking is by institutions.
| Community | Institutions | Worship | Trade | Where it shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | 11 | 10 | 2 |
Korean Senior Citizens Association · Korean New Life Church · Korean United Presbyterian Chr |
| Spanish-speaking | 3 | 1 | 46 | trade on North Academy Boulevard (6) · Southgate Road (3) · E Pikes Peak Ave (2) · Lashelle Way (2)
Elite Spanish · SDA Hispanic Church · Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce |
| Jewish | 2 | 2 | — |
Israelite Church God In Christ · Center For Christian Jewish |
| Chinese | 1 | 1 | 27 | trade on N Academy Blvd (3) · North Union Boulevard (2)
Chinese Alliance Church |
| Dutch | 1 | 1 | 7 | trade on Centennial Blvd (2)
Dutch Sheets |
| Irish | 1 | — | 4 |
Leceile Irish Club |
| Greek | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Arch Angel Michael Greek Ortho |
| French | 1 | — | 3 |
Candice A French Elementary |
| Islamic | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Islamic Society Colorado Sprng |
| Persian | 1 | 1 | — |
Iranian Christian Intl |
| Japanese | — | — | 19 | trade on North Academy Boulevard (6)
|
| Italian | — | — | 16 | trade on Garden Of The Gods Rd (2)
|
| Thai | — | — | 10 | trade on Drennan Rd (2) · S Academy Blvd (2)
|
| German | — | — | 9 | |
| Polish | — | — | 4 | |
| Swiss | — | — | 3 | |
| Filipino | — | — | 2 | |
| Russian | — | — | 2 | |
| Caribbean | — | — | 2 | |
| Scottish | — | — | 2 | |
| Vietnamese | — | — | 1 | |
| Bulgarian | — | — | 1 | |
| Welsh | — | — | 1 |
Where the communities are
Streets, not neighbourhood names. The data knows that Greek institutions sit on one street and Greek restaurants on another; it does not know the word "Greektown", so it does not use it.
Spanish-speaking
Chinese
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What the city is made of
Every business on file, grouped by the sector it trades in. This is the economic-development view: where the 25,039 businesses actually are, and the specific trades inside each sector.
| Sector | Businesses | Share | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 2,172 | 8.7% | home builder (592) · painting (341) · plumbing (201) · general contractor (167) · concrete (165) · carpet (103) · heating and cooling (102) · excavating (84) |
| Living | 1,552 | 6.2% | place of worship (451) · apartment (257) · cleaning (192) · veterinary (134) · furniture (123) · daycare (105) · appliances (76) · janitor (54) |
| Finance | 1,182 | 4.7% | insurance (491) · bank (247) · real estate (222) · mortgage (62) · loans (51) · credit union (27) · stock broker (13) · bankruptcy (1) |
| Dining | 1,124 | 4.5% | restaurant (921) · pizza (83) · pubs (32) · burgers (29) · diner (27) · steakhouse (17) · fast food (6) · vineyard (3) |
| Automotive | 920 | 3.7% | autos (422) · auto repair (230) · auto parts (35) · tires (27) · scooter (23) · motorcycle (12) · detailing (4) · auction (1) |
| Health | 899 | 3.6% | physician (288) · chiro (119) · fitness club (54) · home healthcare (45) · optical (38) · medical clinic (32) · pharmacy (23) · health foods (15) |
| Business | 891 | 3.6% | consulting (222) · accounting (191) · government (170) · association (80) · vending (58) · foundation (43) · auction (11) · cemetary (11) |
| Realty | 842 | 3.4% | real estate (836) · realtor (5) · auction (1) |
| Beauty | 835 | 3.3% | hair stylist (447) · dentist (242) · barber (62) |
| Retail | 810 | 3.2% | gifts (207) · jeweler (137) · photography (104) · toys (71) · convenience (69) · flowers (67) · antiques (54) · department store (26) |
| Law | 587 | 2.3% | mediator (141) · lawyer (45) · paralegal (13) · real estate (1) |
| Tech | 558 | 2.2% | computers (424) · telecom (48) · wireless (43) · insurance (1) · garden (1) |
| Living & Home | 449 | 1.8% | scooter (3) · orchard (2) · greenhouse (2) · garden (2) |
| Construction & Realty | 429 | 1.7% | landscaping (1) |
| Education | 421 | 1.7% | school (338) · writing (32) · library (18) · garden (15) · credit union (1) |
| Logistics | 404 | 1.6% | truck transportation (192) · storage (127) · packaging (16) · towing (6) · railroad (5) · forklifts (1) · wholesale (1) · insurance (1) |
| Media | 382 | 1.5% | signs (152) · advertising (103) · books (74) · printing (50) · real estate (2) · insurance (1) |
| Agribusiness | 377 | 1.5% | landscaping (305) · forestry (37) · livestock (21) · irrigation (5) · dairy (4) · garden (3) · fresh produce (1) · fertilizer (1) |
| Travel | 338 | 1.3% | motel (126) · travel agent (100) · hotel (19) · bnb (18) · parking (16) · truck rental (7) · airline (6) |
| Retail Goods | 258 | 1% |
The franchises already here
Brands from a register of 2,024 franchise systems, matched into this city by name. A high count is a signal in both directions: the territory works, and it may be taken.
60 of these brands are a single common word — Metro, Avenue, Budget — so their counts include businesses that merely share the word. They are marked rather than dropped.
| Brand | Category | Here | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | convenience | 44 | 30,000 |
| Pizza Hut | pizza | 21 | 10,000 |
| Loaf 'N Jug | convenience | 18 | 800 |
| ACE Cash Express | cash | 16 | 1,573 |
| Taco Bell | tacos | 16 | 5,845 |
| Public Storage locations | home | 15 | 2,000 |
| Burger King | fastfood | 13 | 11,000 |
| U-Haul | car | 13 | 13,700 |
| American Family Insurance | insurance | 12 | 4,000 |
| Great Clips | hair | 12 | 2,600 |
| Wal-Mart | retail | 12 | 6,500 |
| Blockbuster Video | video | 11 | 5,900 |
| Curves For Women | fitness | 11 | 10,000 |
| King Soopers | supermarket | 11 | — |
| Enterprise Rent A Car | car | 10 | 5,400 |
| Jiffy Lube | auto | 9 | 2,200 |
| Dairy Queen | fastfood | 8 | 5,900 |
| Jackson Hewitt Tax Service | tax | 8 | — |
| Best Western | businesshotel | 7 | 4,200 |
| World Gym | fitness | 7 | 300 |
| Big O Tires | auto | 6 | 540 |
| Hollywood Video | video | 6 | 2,700 |
| Home Depot | home | 6 | 2,104 |
| Payless Shoesource | shoestore | 6 | 5,000 |
| Rent-A-Center | retail | 6 | 3,500 |
| Super 8 | economyhotel | 6 | — |
| ACE Hardware | hardware | 5 | 4,700 |
| Advance Auto Parts | auto | 5 | 3,000 |
| Advantage Rent A Car | car | 5 | — |
| Baskin Robbins | dessert | 5 | 2,800 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | dessert | 5 | 1,350 |
| Days Inn | economyhotel | 5 | — |
| Discount Tire | auto | 5 | — |
| Fantastic Sams | hair | 5 | 1,350 |
| Jamba Juice | dessert | 5 | 707 |
| Office Depot | retail | 5 | 1,091 |
| Assist-2-Sell | realestate | 4 | 630 |
| Budget Rent A Car | car | 4 | 1,900 |
| Cost Cutters Family Hair Care | hair | 4 | 850 |
| Cub Foods | supermarket | 4 | 84 |
| Dollar Rent A Car | car | 4 | 600 |
| Dunkin' Donuts | donuts | 4 | 6,000 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | auto | 4 | 18,000 |
| Panda Express | fastfood | 4 | 1,072 |
| Salvation Army | retail | 4 | — |
| Waffle House | food | 4 | 1,500 |
| Bally Total Fitness | fitness | 3 | 390 |
| Chick-fil-A | fastfood | 3 | 1,250 |
| Comfort Inn | familyhotel | 3 | — |
| Econo Lodge | budgethotel | 3 | — |
| Hertz Rent A Car | car | 3 | 7,000 |
| KB Toys | retail | 3 | 5 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | pizza | 3 | 1,800 |
| Medicine Shoppe | pharmacy | 3 | 1,030 |
| Miracle-Ear | specialty | 3 | 1,500 |
| Old Chicago | food | 3 | — |
| Outback Steakhouse | food | 3 | — |
| Pak Mail | post | 3 | 430 |
| Ramada Inn | familyhotel | 3 | 740 |
| Ruby Tuesday | food | 3 | 933 |
| Sam Goody | retail | 3 | — |
| Sylvan Learning | school | 3 | 710 |
| American Eagle Outfitters | retail | 2 | 827 |
| Batteries Plus | retail | 2 | 254 |
| Budget Blinds | retail | 2 | — |
| Candlewood Suites | extendedstayhotel | 2 | — |
| Circuit City | retail | 2 | 600 |
| Club Z In-Home Tutoring | school | 2 | — |
| Cruise Planners | travel | 2 | — |
| Eddie Bauer | retail | 2 | 370 |
| Finish Line | retail | 2 | 700 |
| Fitness Together | fitness | 2 | 302 |
| Great Plains | retail | 2 | 6 |
| Harley Davidson locations | motorcycle | 2 | — |
| Hobby Town USA | retail | 2 | 180 |
| Kay Jewelers | retail | 2 | 839 |
| Liberty Tax Service | tax | 2 | — |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics | retail | 2 | 2,000 |
| Molly Maid | cleaner | 2 | 500 |
| Sign-A-Rama | specialty | 2 | 800 |
| Toys "R" Us | retail | 2 | 1,400 |
| Villa Pizza | pizza | 2 | 300 |
| Wet Seal | retail | 2 | 330 |
| AAMCO Transmissions | auto | 1 | 700 |
| Alamo Rent A Car | car | 1 | 1,000 |
| American Furniture Warehouse | retail | 1 | 11 |
| American Leak Detection | specialty | 1 | — |
| Ann Taylor | retail | 1 | — |
| Banana Republic | retail | 1 | — |
| Bank of America | bank | 1 | — |
| Bombay Company | retail | 1 | 498 |
| Book Rack | book | 1 | 200 |
| Brighton Collectibles | retail | 1 | — |
| Buca di Beppo | food | 1 | 105 |
| California Pizza Kitchen | pizza | 1 | 210 |
| Camp Bow Wow | pet | 1 | — |
| Carlson Wagonlit Travel | travel | 1 | 4,300 |
| Carmike Cinemas | entertainment | 1 | 311 |
| Cartridge World | retail | 1 | 1,400 |
| Catherines Plus Sizes | retail | 1 | — |
| Cinemark Theatres | entertainment | 1 | 398 |
| Cleaning Authority | cleaner | 1 | 179 |
| Coldwater Creek | retail | 1 | 500 |
| Country Style | coffee | 1 | 400 |
| Courtyard by Marriott | businesshotel | 1 | — |
| Cruise Holidays | travel | 1 | 125 |
| Decorating Den | specialty | 1 | — |
| Del Taco | fastfood | 1 | — |
| Disney Store | retail | 1 | — |
| Embassy Suites | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| Extended Stay America | extendedstayhotel | 1 | 680 |
| Extreme Pizza | pizza | 1 | 30 |
| Fashion Bug | retail | 1 | 1,000 |
| Fish Window Cleaning | cleaner | 1 | 211 |
| Franklin Covey | retail | 1 | 100 |
| Furniture Medic | specialty | 1 | 600 |
| Golden Corral | food | 1 | 357 |
| Good Feet | retail | 1 | 153 |
| Granite Transformations | specialty | 1 | 151 |
| Great Frame Up | specialty | 1 | — |
| Handyman Connection | specialty | 1 | — |
| Help-U-Sell Real Estate | realestate | 1 | — |
| Hickory Farms | supermarket | 1 | — |
| Hilton Garden Inn | businesshotel | 1 | — |
| Holiday Inn | businesshotel | 1 | — |
| Home Instead Senior Care | senior | 1 | 700 |
| Homewatch CareGivers | specialty | 1 | — |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| IKON Office Solutions | retail | 1 | 400 |
| J.D. Byrider | auto | 1 | 124 |
| JAN-PRO | cleaner | 1 | 75 |
| Keller Williams Realty | realestate | 1 | 633 |
| Kitchen Solvers | specialty | 1 | — |
| Linens 'n Things | retail | 1 | 500 |
| Lone Star Steakhouse | steak | 1 | 285 |
| Marble Slab Creamery | dessert | 1 | 616 |
| Martinizing Dry Cleaning | cleaner | 1 | 600 |
| Merry Maids | cleaner | 1 | 970 |
| Mimi Maternity | retail | 1 | — |
| Motel 6 | budgethotel | 1 | 360 |
| Movie Gallery | video | 1 | 4,700 |
| National Property Inspections | realestate | 1 | 288 |
| Panera Bread | deli | 1 | — |
| Party America | retail | 1 | — |
| Pasta House | food | 1 | 30 |
| Pearle Vision | specialty | 1 | 100 |
| Pei Wei Asian Diner | food | 1 | 78 |
| Pita Pit | deli | 1 | 220 |
| Pop-A-Lock | specialty | 1 | 163 |
| Precision Tune Auto Care | auto | 1 | 420 |
| Red Roof Inn | economyhotel | 1 | 325 |
| Residence Inn by Marriott | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| Right at Home | senior | 1 | — |
| Rite Aid | pharmacy | 1 | 5,000 |
| Rodeway Inn | budgethotel | 1 | — |
| Rotary Club | club | 1 | — |
| Save-A-Lot | supermarket | 1 | 1,160 |
| Sharper Image | retail | 1 | 190 |
| Shoney's | food | 1 | 284 |
| Signs By Tomorrow | specialty | 1 | — |
| Signs Now | specialty | 1 | — |
| Sport Clips | hair | 1 | 400 |
| Staybridge Suites | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| Steak 'n Shake | food | 1 | — |
| Studio 6 | extendedstayhotel | 1 | — |
| Sunglass Hut | retail | 1 | — |
| Swiss Chalet | fastfood | 1 | 190 |
| Things Remembered | retail | 1 | 600 |
| Virgin Mobile | wireless | 1 | — |
| Visiting Angels | senior | 1 | — |
| Western Sizzlin | food | 1 | 127 |
| White House Black Market | retail | 1 | — |
| Whole Foods Market | health | 1 | 198 |
| Wild Birds Unlimited | retail | 1 | 307 |
| Worldwide Express | post | 1 | — |
| AllState name only | insurance | 22 | — |
| Safeway name only | supermarket | 17 | 1,767 |
| Starbucks name only | coffee | 17 | 3,500 |
| Walgreens name only | pharmacy | 16 | 4,000 |
| Manor name only | retail | 15 | — |
| Sears name only | inc | 15 | 2,300 |
| Michaels name only | retail | 12 | 805 |
| Limited name only | retail | 10 | — |
| Renaissance name only | upscalehotel | 10 | — |
| SuperCuts name only | inc | 10 | 2,000 |
| Albertsons name only | supermarket | 9 | 564 |
| Chipotle name only | fastfood | 9 | — |
| Clarion name only | businesshotel | 8 | — |
| YMCA name only | fitness | 8 | — |
| Champion name only | supermarket | 6 | 1,000 |
| Coach name only | luggage | 6 | — |
| Hallmark name only | greetingcards | 6 | 5,600 |
| Progressive name only | supermarket | 6 | 150 |
| AutoZone name only | auto | 5 | 3,800 |
| Midas name only | auto | 5 | 1,800 |
| Nissan name only | auto | 5 | — |
| Diana name only | supermarket | 4 | 3 |
| Gymboree name only | retail | 4 | 550 |
| Jeep name only | suv | 4 | — |
| Marriott name only | upscalehotel | 4 | 2,800 |
| PETsMART name only | pet | 4 | 885 |
| Beltone name only | specialty | 3 | 1,500 |
| Blackwell name only | book | 3 | 6 |
| Borders name only | book | 3 | 559 |
| CARQUEST name only | auto | 3 | 3,400 |
| Cintas name only | specialty | 3 | 350 |
| Stitches name only | retail | 3 | — |
| Toyota name only | car | 3 | — |
| Wingstop name only | fastfood | 3 | 263 |
| Honda name only | car | 2 | — |
| Hooters name only | food | 2 | 435 |
| Lexus name only | luxurycar | 2 | — |
| Mitsubishi name only | auto | 2 | — |
| Radisson name only | upscalehotel | 2 | — |
| Talbots name only | retail | 2 | 592 |
| Tiffany name only | retail | 2 | 150 |
| UniFirst name only | specialty | 2 | — |
| Volkswagen name only | — | 2 | — |
| Wolford name only | retail | 2 | — |
| AEON name only | retail | 1 | — |
| AmeriSuites name only | familyhotel | 1 | — |
| Bebe name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Burton name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Cinnabon name only | dessert | 1 | 651 |
| Dillons name only | supermarket | 1 | 18 |
| FastFrame name only | specialty | 1 | 300 |
| Greyhound name only | travel | 1 | — |
| MasterCuts name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Mikasa name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Nordstrom name only | retail | 1 | — |
| Origins name only | haircare | 1 | — |
| Sheraton name only | upscalehotel | 1 | — |
| TCBY name only | fastfood | 1 | — |
| Travelodge name only | economyhotel | 1 | — |
| Valero name only | fuel | 1 | 5,500 |
Real estate as a local trade
Four unrelated jobs share the name: selling existing homes, owning and letting them, managing them for someone else, and building new ones. For anyone weighing a move or a licence these are the counts — and the ownership question goes to /property, which answers it building by building.
Real estate is a local job market in its own right, and four unrelated trades get the same name. Counts are businesses filed under each trade in the register, which lists a brokerage once however many agents work there — so this measures firms, not licensees.
Selling homes
5312Offices of agents and brokers — the resale market, and the biggest single trade in most Canadian cities.
Named in the register
- A P Mortgage — 1235 Lake Plaza Dr # 230
- All Area Home Inspections — PO Box 52235
- Aspen Appraisal Service
- Axiom Funding Group — 2113 N Weber St
- Colorado Springs Funding Group — 4297 Austin Bluffs Pkwy # 201
- Explorer Financial — 422 E Vermijo Ave # 203
- Explorer Financial Group — 422 E Vermijo Ave
- Harvest Company — P.O. BOX 6273
- Heffington Realty — 2624 W Colorado Ave
- Hometown Mortgage — 3415 Van Teylingen Dr # 200
- Millennium Financial Resources — 411 Lakewood Cir # C
- Next Day Appraisals — 3578 Hartsel Dr # E305
- Porchlight Leasing and Mangement — 5152 Austerlitz Dr
- Shopping Center Enterprises — 1767 S 8th St 110m
Owning and letting
5311Lessors of real estate: the buildings themselves, filed under the building rather than the owner.
Named in the register
- Apartment Association Of Co — 888 Garden Of The Gods Rd #103
- Apartment Blue Book Of Greater — 210 Bennington Dr
- Bader Homes
- Eloy Village Apts — 9425 Peaceful Valley Rd
- Grand Centennial Apartments — 5225 Zachary Grv
- Grand River Canyon Apartments — 7755 Kaleb Grv
- Lantz Enterprises — 1240 Cedar Ridge Ln
- Laurel Gardens Apartments — 3140 Mallard Dr
- Lynmar Apartments — 2750 Vickers Dr
- Pine Cliff Apts — 515 Autumn Crest Cir
- Pinebluff Apartments — 6470 Timber Bluff Pt
- Resort At University Park — 4675 Alta Pt
- Village East Apartments — 781 Hathaway Dr
- Willows — 2205 Willow Tree Grv
Managing for owners
5313Property managers, who run buildings the landlord does not.
Named in the register
- Able Service Company — 4730 Montebello Dr
- BandS Quality Management — 4785 Diamond Dr
- Crown Janitorial Services Co — 5927 Fossil Dr
- Elite Property Svc Of Colorado — 1603 S Wahsatch Ave
- F B G Service — 3608 N Stone Ave Ste B
- Goodwill Inds of Colo Sprng — P.O. BOX 13580
- Imperial Janitorial Company — 11700 Peaceful Valley Rd
- International Bus Solutions — P.O. BOX 60356
- Jul Commercial Janitor — 206 E Pikes Peak Ave
- Master Maintenance Menders — 2315 E Saint Vrain St
- Mini Maid — P.O. BOX 25116
- Pro Clean of Colorado Spr — 8833 Bellcove Cir
- Ridgepoint At Glen Eagle — 13631 Shepard Hts
- Robertson Company — P.O. BOX 730
Building new homes
2361Residential builders and the general contractors who work for them.
Named in the register
- Avalon Building — 2482 Waynoka Rd
- Buckner Contracting
- Cox Construction — 2993 Broadmoor Valley Rd # 100
- Dd Construction Service — 1630 CULEBRA PL
- EandJ Construction — 526 Loomis Ave
- Goebel Construction — 906 S Weber St
- Itg Enterprises — 9260 E Blue Sage Cir
- Jds Construction Co — 2016 W Kiowa St
- Mahler General Contracting — 5725 Erindale Dr
- Major League Tile and Remodeling — 6620 Dream Weaver Dr
- Mountaire — 7215 Native Cir
- R T Gleeson Construction — 4960 Geiger Blvd
- Ron Heine Homes — PO Box 60940
- Timeless Restoration — 18 W Buena Ventura St
Financing it
5222Mortgage brokers and non-bank lenders.
Named in the register
- Around House Services — 615 Grey Eagle Cir S
- Checkmate Payday Loans — 1015 Garden Of The Gods Rd # A
- Cheyenne Mtn Fincl Group — 511 N Tejon St
- Colorado Springs Fincl Svcs — P.O. BOX 50284
- Countryside Mortgage — 5064 Butterfield Dr
- E Z Money Payday Loans — 1502 S Nevada Ave
- Fast Payday Loans Of Colorado — 2112 E Platte Ave
- First Federal Mortgage Reserve — 4267 Red Desert Pl
- Full Spectrum Fincl Group — 2760 N Academy Blvd
- Integrity First Financial — 422 E Vermijo Ave
- Neighborhood Lending — 1920 Vindicator Dr
- North Gate Mortgage — 1961 Fieldcrest Dr
- Peoples Choice Mortgage Svcs — 5835 Lehman Dr
- US Equities Group — 489 Gold Claim Ter
On "how many doors"
How many doors a landlord holds is not in any of this. The register files an apartment building under the building, not its owner, and carries no unit count; there is no open dataset of Canadian landlords by portfolio. Where this research has established ownership it is in the /property record for the city, building by building, which is a different and much slower exercise.
Work where you go to them
The Ultimate 411 half of local: everything where the customer does not have to come to you.
A shop needs the customer to walk in. These 157 services do the opposite — the mobile mechanic, the mobile groomer, the bookkeeper, the junk haul — and they are the ones a person can start without a lease. 0 of them already match a trait filed in this city's register.
The 157 Service=1 rows in search.local: work where the provider travels to the customer. "present" counts businesses already filed under that exact trait name; a blank is a coverage gap, not proof of absence, because the two vocabularies were built separately.
home services
events
pets
luxury
healthcare
sporting goods
sports
business
outdoors
construction
travel
tools
Schools and colleges
wander.schools is a post-secondary table — universities and colleges. K-12 public and private schools are not in it, and only 7 of its 1,686 rows carry coordinates, so these are listed and not mapped.
| Institution | Type | Students | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCCS | University | — | — |
In the business register
Where schooling shows up as a business rather than an institution — which is where K-12, tutoring and childcare appear.
Health and care
What a person moving a parent here would ask first. The register files clinics and pharmacies; it has no category for a hospital at all, so hospitals are matched by name and the limit is stated rather than hidden.
Matched on the name "hospital"
- Tool Hospital — 4127 Sinton Rd
- Hospital Shared Services — 3102 Century St
- Aspen Ridge Equine Hospital — 5432 Descanso Cir E
- St Francis Animal Hospital — 8834 N Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Pediatric — 175 S Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital — 5360 N Academy Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Hm Infusion — 2221 E Bijou St
- Network Health Center Dublin — 2685 Dublin Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Rehab — 1400 E Boulder St
- Memorial Hospital Rehab Center — 3661 Star Ranch Rd # A
- Memorial Hospital — 1400 E Boulder St
- Memorial Hospital Radiology — 1400 E Boulder St
- Memorial Hospital Laboratory — 1400 E Boulder St
- Memorial Hospital Health Scnce — 1400 E Boulder St # 2406
- Memorial Hospital Blood Bank — 1400 E Boulder St
- Memorial Hospital Rehab Center — 175 S Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Rehab Center — 2020 W Colorado Ave
- Memorial Hospital Rehab Center — 2999 N New Center Pt
- Memorial Hospital Radiologic — 175 S Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Lactation — 1400 E Boulder St
- Memorial Hospital Rehab Center — 8890 N Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Laboratory — 8890 N Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital Cancer Center — 525 N Foote Ave
- Occupational Health Center — 2502 E Pikes Peak Ave
- Memorial Hospital Rehab Center — 415 W Rockrimmon Blvd # 300
- Clearview Animal Hospital PC — 3930 Hancock Expy
- Healthlink Memorial Hospital — 5360 N Academy Blvd
- Peak Vista Homeless Health Center — 722 S Wahsatch Ave
- Neuro Health Center — 525 N Nevada Ave # 101
- Bijou Animal Hospital — 2502 E Bijou St
- US Air Force Academy Hospital — Usaf Academy Bldg 4102
- Banfield The Pet Hospital — Powers Blvd & Stetson Hills
- Cramer Health Center — 107 N Union Blvd
- Memorial Hospital — 2502 E Pikes Peak Ave
- Northgate Animal Hospital — 12225 Voyager Pkwy # 12
- Bio Health Center — 13828 Gleneagle Forest Dr
- Nizhoni Health Center — 6825 Silver Ponds Hts # 104
- Evans Army Community Hospital — Cochrane Cir Bldg 7500
- Centennial Animal Hospital — 6870 Centennial Blvd
- Crossroads Animal Hospital — 3901 Siferd Blvd
- Mountain Shadows Pet Hospital — 5010 Boardwalk Dr
- Absolute Health Center — 5959 Delmonico Dr
- Park Moore Village Health Center — 3625 Parkmoor Village Dr
- Absolute Health Center — 2300 N Powers Blvd # 2480
- Memorial Hospital — 3558 N Carefree Cir
- Alpine Animal Hospital — 4335 E Platte Ave
- Dublin Animal Hospital — 888 Dublin Blvd # A
- Airway Veterinary Hospital — 5280 Edison Ave
- Powers Vetinarian Hospital — 12365 Hereford Way
- Aariana Animal Hospital — 115 E Ramona Ave
- Lawn Mower Hospital LTD — 2303 N Weber St
- Cook Veterinary Hospital PC — 21 W Cimarron St
- TCM Health Center — 324 E Uintah St
- Aspen Leaf Natural Health Center — 108 E Saint Vrain St
- Pikes Peak Mental Health Center — 875 W Moreno Ave
- Aspen View Veterinary Hospital — 5925 Constitution Ave
- Banfield The Pet Hospital — 571 N Academy Blvd
- Chiro One Health Center — 1120 N Circle Dr
- Semper Care Hospital — 825 E Pikes Peak Ave # 500
- Select Specialty Hospital — 825 E Pikes Peak Ave # 500
- Penrose Hospital Radiology — 2215 N Cascade Ave
- Penrose Hospital School of His — 2215 N Cascade Ave
- Penrose St Francis Hospital — 2215 N Cascade Ave
- Penrose St Francis Health Center — 961 E Colorado Ave # C
- Family Health Center — 6455 N Union Blvd # 203
geonet carries no 'hospital' trait, so these are matched on the business name. A distance-to-hospital figure needs a source that states hospital locations.
What this record cannot tell you
Named in full, because the gaps are the part most likely to be misread as an answer.
- Census figures are 2021, taken on 11 May 2021: income is for 2020 and the labour figures were measured mid-pandemic, so the unemployment rate on this page is a 2021 reading rather than a current one.
- wander.schools is now readable, but it holds universities and colleges only and 1,679 of its 1,686 rows have no coordinates. K-12 public and private schools need a separate source — in Ontario the Ministry of Education school finder, in British Columbia the provincial school list. wander.citytowns, hotels and territories remain denied to the ru user.
- No 'hospital' trait exists in geonet; distance to a hospital needs an external source such as StatCan's Open Database of Healthcare Facilities.
- 94.8% of businesses here carry no coordinates, so a map or address lookup would miss them. Postal codes reach 100%.
Built from
geonet.coloradosprings— the local business registerwander.regions— city name, population, metrosearch.local— trait vocabulary and the come-to-you servicessearch.cozfranchises— 2,024 franchise brands