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scrub vest

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High returns (12.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 12Conversion 5Competition 20Returns 0Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 29Review moat 64Quality gap 48

Avg price

Incredible$27.48

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible$19.89–$46.50

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good945

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad$54K

$54K/yr · 549K searches

Growth

Bad-25.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Bad12.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, scrub vest is a $54K/yr Amazon United States market (549K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 28/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

scrub vest market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$55K–$69K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#3,425
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
3.3%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
153 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • COZYFIT57%
  • Hanes18%
  • miswek5%
  • SeeLuNa4%
  • MAGCOMSEN4%
  • Fuinloth4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 34 weeks — -25.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '26Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top scrub vest search terms

  • scrub vest158K/yr
  • scrub vest for women98K/yr
  • nurse vest76K/yr
  • nursing vest26K/yr
  • nurse vest for women scrub24K/yr
  • scrub vest for women for nurses28K/yr
  • vest for nurses20K/yr
  • vests for nurses15K/yr
  • womens scrub vest15K/yr
  • nursing vests for women9K/yr
All search terms

Top scrub vest products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%15%$8K30%$16K45%$24K60%$33K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about scrub vest

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Size-Overall20%

“so love the fit”

Comfort-Overall15%

“So comfortable”

Quality-Overall11%

“Nice quality and true to size”

Pockets/Compartments9%

“I like the three pockets”

Material Quality6%

“Great material”

Weight Light3%

“The vest is lightweight”

Durability3%

“Easy to use and durable”

Value For Money3%

“A great value for the price”

Wrinkle3%

“It doesnt wrinkle”

Warmth2%

“Perfect for keeping your core warm while working on a unit that is kept cool”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall19%

“they appear to be quite small as well”

Thickness9%

“This vest is literally as thick as the hospital bedding sheets”

Pockets/Compartments5%

“There are no interior pockets”

Warmth4%

“does not keep you warm”

Neck Fit4%

“I didn't expect the neckline to be so high”

Material Quality3%

“There is a sweater-like material that surrounds the neck and the base, and then there is the shell of the vest and no liner”

Length2%

“is short”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%

“Not entirely stretchy”

Heating1%

“get too hot wearing a jacket”

Arm Fit1%

“and the small was a little tight in the armpits so I kept the medium”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall47%
Chest Fit10%
Length7%
Thin6%
Material Quality6%
Waist Fit5%
Color2%
Shape/Style2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Zipper Quality1%

Common questions

Is scrub vest profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $54K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -25.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (28/100).
How competitive is the scrub vest niche?
9 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in scrub vest?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Pockets/Compartments. The return rate is 12.3% — above our launch gate.
What does it cost to enter the scrub vest niche?
Listings span $19.89–$46.50; the average listing price is $27.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 945 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.