Incenti Insights
Industry intelligence for economic development and site selection.
Understand the business base driving a market, how fast it is forming and growing, and which industries actually receive incentive support.
Questions This Page Answers
The questions behind every "what drives this economy?" conversation.
Which industries drive this economy?
See the leading sectors in a market's employment mix where supported, alongside output, income, and the business base.
Is the business base growing?
Establishments, payroll, firm counts, and economic output show whether a market's base is expanding or thinning.
Are new businesses forming?
Business applications and formation activity show the entrepreneurial momentum behind a market.
How entrepreneurial is the market?
Startup survival, early job creation, and small business lending show how new firms actually fare.
Which industries receive incentive support?
Award recipients are classified by industry, so you can see which sectors states actually back, and with what incentive types.
How does the business base differ between markets?
Compare formation, momentum, and sector mix across competing markets on a common basis.
What's Covered
From the established base to the emerging edge.
Business Establishments & Payroll
The size and payroll of the business base in each market.
Economic Output & Momentum
Output, income, and the trajectory behind each economy.
Leading Sector Mix
The top sectors in a market's employment mix, where supported.
Business Formation
New business applications and the pace of formation over time.
Entrepreneurship
Startup survival, early job creation, and small business lending activity.
Firms & Receipts
Employer firms, average payroll, and receipts across the business base.
Employment & Wages by Industry
See the employment and wage picture behind each market, with the leading sectors in its mix where supported.
Incentive Activity by Industry
Which sectors receive incentive support, by incentive type and over time.
Industries × Incentives
See which sectors states actually back.
Insights classifies incentive award recipients by industry, so you can see which sectors states actually support. Cross industry against incentive type, follow the mix over time, and export the result.
- Industry support rankings by state
- Industry by incentive type breakdowns with a year range
- Exports in CSV and Excel for your own analysis
- Full award detail on the Incentives page
Ask Insights
“Which industries are growing fastest in these markets?”
Ask about industries, business growth, and market differences using Insights data.
Industry stories backed by the business base, not the brochure. Formation, momentum, and incentive patterns in one view.
How Teams Use It
Target the sectors where the evidence points.
Economic Development Organizations
Ground target industry strategy in the business base you actually have, show prospects the momentum behind your market, and see which sectors competing states are backing with incentives.
- Ground target industry strategy in evidence
- Show formation and momentum to prospects
- Track which sectors competitors back with incentives
Site Selectors & Corporate Location Teams
Check whether a market's business base, formation activity, and sector support match your client's industry before the long list gets shorter.
- Check the business base behind each market
- Compare entrepreneurial momentum across finalists
- See where your client's industry gets supported
Industries FAQs
What industry measures does Insights cover?
How does Insights connect industries to incentives?
Can I compare the business base between markets?
Does Insights show emerging sectors?
Where does the industry data come from?
See what's really driving your target markets.
Take a live walkthrough using the sectors and markets in your strategy.