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Study Highlights America’s Most Popular Side Hustles and Entrepreneurial Hotspots

Source: Small Business Trends

Rising Popularity of Side Hustles

• Dropshipping is the most searched side hustle, with 5,000 monthly searches.
• Other notable side hustles include:
  • Landscaping: 2,100 searches
  • Photography: 2,000 searches
  • Lawn Care: 1,800 searches
  • Pet Sitting: 450 searches
• 60% of the top five searched side hustles fall under the category of home services, emphasizing the demand for businesses enhancing home aesthetics and maintenance.

Geographic Distribution of Entrepreneurial Activity

• Wyoming shows the highest number of new business applications per capita at 720.46 per 100,000 residents.
• Followed by:
  • Delaware: 449.2 applications per 100,000
  • Florida leads in total applications with 44,666
  • California: 37,988 applications
  • Texas: 35,407 applications
• The analysis reveals a blend of high entrepreneurial activity in both less populous states and larger economic hubs.

Data Sources and Analysis

• The study utilized:
  • Search Volume Data from Ahrefs to measure the popularity of specific side hustles.
  • Business Application Data from the U.S. Census Bureau to track new business formations.
• The data helped identify trends such as the prevalence of home services and the geographic distribution of entrepreneurial activity.