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title: "Portland Gear — $76K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 30/100 · $76K/yr market · 78K searches/yr · $77.37 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **portland gear**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 19Growth 61Conversion 16Competition 15Returns 24Price range 87Avg price 83Brand share 0Review moat 41Quality gap 16
**Price range**
**Great****$25.16–$108.03**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Great****$77.37**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Good****+37.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,362.5**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Bad****5.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Bad****$76K**
$76K/yr · 78K searches
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.8★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****82%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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 gear**58K/yr+47.1%0.6% conv. - **portland backpack**11K/yr+16.0%0.4% conv. - **portland cascade backpack**5K/yr+30.0%1.2% conv. - **portland gear bag**3K/yr-19.6%0.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/portland-gear/search-terms)
## **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.
0%15%$11K30%$23K45%$34K60%$45K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Portland Gear Cascade Standard Backpack 21L Black**Portland Gear**$107.51**4.8★64 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPF6PH3R) [2**Portland Gear Cascade Compact Backpack 13.5L Cloud**Portland Gear**$100.81**4.6★53 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMBZPV9T) [3**Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Cloud**Portland Gear**$106.78**4.8★34 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK4TT1SP) [4**Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Navy**Portland Gear**$44.59**4.8★30 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPFJHQB3) [5**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**$25.16**4.7★22,469 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HRXJ363)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Portland Gear Cascade Standard Backpack 21L Black**Portland Gear**$107.51**64 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPF6PH3R) [**Portland Gear Cascade Compact Backpack 13.5L Cloud**Portland Gear**$100.81**53 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMBZPV9T) [**Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Cloud**Portland Gear**$106.78**34 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK4TT1SP) [**Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Navy**Portland Gear**$44.59**30 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPFJHQB3) [**Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Chocolate**Portland Gear**$108.03**34 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPF42G3T)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Portland Gear Cascade Compact Backpack 13.5L Cloud**Portland Gear**$100.81**4.6★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMBZPV9T) [**Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Cloud**Portland Gear**$106.78**4.8★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK4TT1SP) [**Portland Gear Cascade Tote Bag 20.5L Chocolate**Portland Gear**$108.03**4.8★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPF42G3T) [**Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Navy**Portland Gear**$44.59**4.8★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPFJHQB3) [**Portland Gear Cascade Dopp Kit 5L Black**Portland Gear**$44.49**4.8★**▲ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQ4FS3NS)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about portland gear**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**15%
*“fits everything I normally carry”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Good Quality”*
**Storage Capacity**11%
*“Lots of room”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Good value”*
**Portability**4%
*“This would be an easy carry on size, it seems”*
**Design-Overall**4%
*“I love how pretty it is too”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“Nice material and durable”*
**Weight Light**3%
*“Lightweight”*
**Color**3%
*“The color is also attractive”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**11%
*“they didnt fit”*
**Weight Heavy**7%
*“Probably not hefty enough to actually take hiking”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“I initially felt this backpack was a little expensive”*
**Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining**2%
*“Not very adjustable”*
**Thickness**2%
*“It is overall a bit smller than I visualized”*
**Color**2%
*“Te bluish color is really more of a grey color”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“difficult to pack”*
**Portability**1%
*“Probably not hefty enough to actually take hiking”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**54%
**Weight Heavy**7%
**Material Quality**7%
**Color**6%
**Value For Money**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Pockets/Compartments**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Comfort-Overall**2%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
## **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.
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