Market Research to Inform Your Next Move
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand, AAEDC’s Research Library offers concise economic reports and fact sheets to help you understand market conditions and identify key trends for informed decision-making. In addition, a range of county and state organizations provide valuable market research resources to support your efforts.
And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, our team is always available to help you navigate these reports, answer questions, and point you in the right direction.
AAEDC Reports
Our expansive library of economic reports includes:
- Anne Arundel County At A Glance, our monthly publication featuring the latest data on employment, home sales, and commercial real estate.
- Economic Indicators, our quarterly report covering employment, labor force, commercial real estate, building permits, housing sales, tourism, cost of living, tax base, BWI activity, and a rotating custom section.
- New & Expanding Businesses Lists, our bimonthly publication highlighting businesses that are new to, relocating to, expanding in, or under new ownership in Anne Arundel County.
- Annual New & Expanding Businesses List Report, our annual searchable flipbook providing a comprehensive overview of commercial real estate activity, including geographic breakdowns and key insights.
- Custom reports and fact sheets, produced annually and as needed, covering topics such as demographics, commuting patterns, and more.
Additional Market Research Resources
In addition to AAEDC’s market research, several state organizations publish reports related to the current and future state of the local and state economy. Many organizations offer businesses a wide range of free tools to conduct their own customized research as well.
Reports
- The Comptroller of Maryland, publishes annual and quarterly reports on revenue estimates, expenditures, cannabis, and more, along with in-depth research on the state of the economy and state spending, specific economic sectors, and the economic impact of policy.
- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation collects, analyzes, and produces labor market and workforce information.
Tools
- Anne Arundel County Public Library
- Data Axle Reference Solutions allows users to research the market, competition, and suppliers by searching for millions of U.S. companies by state, county, area and zip codes, industry, product code, revenues, and more.
- Business (Gale OneFile) allows users to understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide by providing access to full-text coverage of leading business and trade publications.
- Maryland Department of Commerce
- The Maryland Data Explorer tool allows users to conduct targeted market research on education, the economy, workforce and labor data, taxes, and quality of life for different locations within Maryland or for other states and metros.
- ZoomProspector allows users to choose a specific property or drop a pin on the map and research the area’s population, consumer spending, and businesses. You can even select a list of nearby businesses in the industry of your interest and review their employment and sales data.
- Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition allows users to research market conditions and socio-demographics of population in a selected geographical location, browse interactive maps, and download data and reports.
- U.S. Census Bureau Data provides access to and visualizations of a wide variety of current and historic demographic, economic, and population data from across the United States.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) houses an exhaustive library of databases related to inflation and prices, employment, pay, productivity, and more. The library also features regional resources and offers users the ability to create customized maps.
Talk to an Expert
If you have questions about any of our reports or would like guidance on finding the numbers you’re looking for, our research team is here to help.