portland gear
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Price range
Great$25.16–$108.03cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Great$77.37avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Good+37.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Okay2,362.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad5.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$76K$76K/yr · 78K searches
Conversion
Bad1.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad82%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, portland gear is a $76K/yr Amazon United States market (78K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 30/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
portland gear market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $19K–$39K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.3%
- Avg BSR
- #705
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 20%
- Out of stock
- 7.7%
- Avg brand age
- 38 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
2 falling
Sellers
4
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Portland Gear91%
- LOVEVOOK9%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Top portland gear search terms
- portland gear58K/yr
- portland backpack11K/yr
- portland cascade backpack5K/yr
- portland gear bag3K/yr
Top portland gear 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.
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Portland Gear Cascade Standard Backpack 21L Black
Portland Gear$107.514.8★64 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Compact Backpack 13.5L Cloud
Portland Gear$100.814.6★53 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Cloud
Portland Gear$106.784.8★34 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Navy
Portland Gear$44.594.8★30 rev
LOVEVOOK Laptop Backpack Women 15.6 Inch Work Backpack Woman for Teacher Nurse Bags Computer College Backpack Purse Waterproof Anti-theft Travel Back Pack with USB Charging Port Black
LOVEVOOK$25.164.7★22,469 rev
Newest
by launch datePortland Gear Cascade Standard Backpack 21L Black
Portland Gear$107.5164 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Compact Backpack 13.5L Cloud
Portland Gear$100.8153 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Cloud
Portland Gear$106.7834 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Navy
Portland Gear$44.5930 rev
Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Chocolate
Portland Gear$108.0334 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPortland Gear Cascade Compact Backpack 13.5L Cloud
Portland Gear$100.814.6★
Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Cloud
Portland Gear$106.784.8★
Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Chocolate
Portland Gear$108.034.8★
Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Navy
Portland Gear$44.594.8★
Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Black
Portland Gear$44.494.8★
What buyers say about portland gear
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“fits everything I normally carry”
“Good Quality”
“Lots of room”
“Easy to use”
“Good value”
“This would be an easy carry on size, it seems”
“I love how pretty it is too”
“Nice material and durable”
“Lightweight”
“The color is also attractive”
What buyers complain about
“they didnt fit”
“Probably not hefty enough to actually take hiking”
“I initially felt this backpack was a little expensive”
“Not very adjustable”
“It is overall a bit smller than I visualized”
“Te bluish color is really more of a grey color”
“difficult to pack”
“Probably not hefty enough to actually take hiking”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is portland gear profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $76K/yr across 10 tracked products. 3 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +37.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (30/100).
- How competitive is the portland gear niche?
- 2 brands and 4 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in portland gear?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Weight Heavy, Value For Money. The return rate is 5.4% — above our launch gate.
- What does it cost to enter the portland gear niche?
- Listings span $25.16–$108.03; the average listing price is $77.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,363 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.