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PSE&G, a New Jersey utility, is the single strongest signal in Valley Bank's similarity graph — scoring 0.89 against a bank, which is the clearest marker of a geographically anchored audience. That regional pull defines one of two distinct clusters in this two-peak structure.
The first cluster is New Jersey–rooted: PSE&G (0.89), Governor Phil Murphy (0.85), and New Jersey (0.85) form a tight government-and-utility grouping that points to a concentrated footprint in the Garden State. The second cluster is dessert and food retail: Bakeries, Desserts & Confectioneries (0.87), Carvel (0.83), and Baskin Robbins (0.80) all carry the Bakeries Desserts and Confectioneries subcategory, suggesting a consumer profile that overlaps heavily with neighborhood-level food brands. Costco (0.85) and Costco Gasoline (0.80) sit between the two peaks, adding a big-box and fuel-retail dimension.
Within the top 10, only one neighbor shares Valley Bank's own subcategory: Chase at 0.82, the lone fellow bank in the set. The remaining nine span utilities, government accounts, food retail, automotive services, and sports media — Tesla Service Center (0.83), Kay Show on YES (0.81), and Mets Booth (0.80) among them — underscoring how cross-category the audience shape actually is.
The two-peak pattern reveals an audience defined less by financial-services affinity than by a specific regional identity and a consumer lifestyle centered on local, everyday spending.
