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Recovery Market Gap Explorer — June 2026 Research Preview
A transparent preview of how Praxium can compare observed directory coverage. It describes a June 19 research set; it does not measure demand or declare a market opportunity.
846
included records
31
held for review
676
rejected
Counts are from the June 19, 2026 corrected research workbench — a convenience sample of source-backed records, not the provider market. Past its 30-day review cadence and labelled low-confidence until refreshed.
The tool
Run the Market Gap Explorer
Pick a geography and a modality from the June 19 workbench. Every answer arrives with its denominator, its exclusions and the age of the data attached, and refuses outright where the sample is too thin.
The workbench puts its filter rail beside the results, and the rail does not fold below about 590px. In a narrow frame it scrolls sideways instead — open the explorer in its own tab on a phone.
Preparing Market Gap Explorer…
Results describe businesses observed in a dated, source-backed Praxium research set. The directory is incomplete and may be stale. Absence from the dataset does not mean a provider, modality, competitor, or customer demand is absent. Representation is not demand, profitability, or investment advice.
Sample walkthrough
A worked example: reading a representation index
One sample lookup from the June 19 workbench, shown with the furniture every real result carries — denominator, dataset age, and confidence rules on screen.
The lookup entered
- Geography
One sample metro from the June 19 workbench
- Modality
Cold plunge, compared against the reference set
What the preview returns
- Denominator
Deduplicated included records only
held and rejected rows are visible but never counted
- Representation index
78 (illustrative)
cold plunge appears in a smaller share of observed records than in the reference set
- What 78 does not mean
Not unmet demand, not a competitor count, not 'this city needs a plunge studio'
- Confidence label
Low — the snapshot is past its 30-day review cadence and the result says so
- ZIP / radius search
Refused — coordinate coverage in the reviewed set is insufficient, so the tool declines instead of faking precision
The index value above is illustrative. Real results only render when local and reference-set minimum sample thresholds are met, and every one carries its denominator, exclusions, and dataset age.
What you get
What the June 2026 snapshot can show
A dated aggregate view of observed businesses and modality representation in the corrected research workbench.
Visible denominators, exclusions, dataset age, source coverage, and confidence rules.
A representation index only when local and reference-set minimum sample thresholds are met.
Unsupported ZIP/radius states instead of false precision where coordinates are incomplete.
Keep going
The refresh is the thing worth waiting for
This snapshot is one dated sample and says so on every result. The brief is where a refreshed freeze gets announced, with what changed in the inclusion rules.
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Methodology
How representation is counted
Method 0.8.0-preview, published 2026-07-22. Next review: Refresh required before current-data claims. This review is overdue.
- 01Observed counts use deduplicated locations in the June 19 corrected workbench; held and rejected rows stay outside the denominator.
- 02A representation index of 100 means equal observed share inside this sample. Below 100 means underrepresented in observed records—not unmet demand.
- 03The snapshot is beyond its 30-day review cadence and is therefore labeled low-confidence until refreshed.
Source ledger
What supports the June 2026 sample
Each source is tied to the part it supports; a link is not treated as blanket approval for every output.
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Pairs with the rest of the toolkit
Every tool keeps its assumptions and limits visible, so a result from one is safe to carry into another.
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Frequently asked questions
Does underrepresented mean a city needs another studio?
No. It only compares observed modality share within this research sample. It does not measure demand, economics, capacity, consumer intent, or competitive strength.
Why are ZIP and radius searches unavailable?
The reviewed source set does not have sufficient coordinate coverage for a reliable radius analysis. The preview refuses that filter instead of presenting false precision.
Is this the current Praxium directory?
No. This is an archival June 19, 2026 research-workbench preview. A refreshed, public-safe freeze is required before current-data claims can ship.
How is the representation index calculated?
Observed modality share inside the local sample, divided by the same share in the reference set, scaled so 100 means equal representation — and only computed when both sides clear minimum sample thresholds. Below the threshold the tool shows an insufficient-sample state instead of a number.
Can I use this to pick a city for a new studio?
Not on its own. It describes one dated research sample of observed businesses. A site decision needs demand evidence, local economics, and competitive work this preview explicitly does not do — pair it with the economics calculator's downside case rather than treating an index as a green light.
Representation is a question, not a verdict.
A thin modality in one sample is somewhere to look, not somewhere to build. Praxium is where the looking turns into a room with numbers behind it.