Based in Daphne, Alabama
Your numbers, finally in one place
Your numbers are scattered across QuickBooks, your job software, and nine spreadsheets. We turn them into something you can actually use.
Based in Daphne — serving Baldwin County, Mobile, and Alabama.
The problems we hear most
“I don't know which jobs actually make money.”
“My board wants an impact report and I build it by hand every quarter.”
“I have the data. I don't have the time.”
How it works
- Step 1
Free call
Twenty minutes. You describe the problem, we tell you whether it is worth paying to solve.
- Step 2
Fixed-price scope
A written scope with one price and one delivery date. No hourly meter, no surprise invoice.
- Step 3
Delivered in days
An audit in five business days, a dashboard in two to three weeks. Then a walkthrough so you can use it.
Three fixed-price packages
Prices are on the page because you should not have to book a call to learn what something costs.
Data Health Check
$650
5 business days
A written audit of what you track, what is broken, and the three numbers you should watch every week. Includes a 45-minute walkthrough call.
See what is included in the Data Health CheckDashboard Build
From $1,800
2–3 weeks
A live dashboard in Looker Studio or Power BI, wired to your real data sources, with a recorded training video and 30 days of support.
See what is included in the Dashboard BuildMonthly Reporting
From $500/month
Ongoing, 3-month minimum
Your report by the 5th of every month, dashboard upkeep, a 30-minute review call, and unlimited email questions.
See what is included in the Monthly ReportingWho we work with
Contractors & home services
HVAC, roofing, plumbing, electrical, landscaping and pest control companies across Baldwin and Mobile counties. Job profitability, lead source ROI, crew utilization.
Reporting for contractorsNonprofits
Grant reporting, outcome dashboards and board decks that stop eating a week every quarter. Built for funder-facing work.
Impact reporting for nonprofitsBased in Daphne. We will come to your office.
Baldwin County or Mobile, we can sit at your desk and look at the real files together. That is hard to do with a remote freelancer three time zones away, and it is usually the fastest way to find out what is actually going on in your data.
See the actual work
Demonstration projects built on public data — not client engagements.
About the practice
Mobile Bay Data is an analytics practice in Daphne, Alabama. The work is done by a graduate-trained analyst with SQL, Python, R, Power BI and Tableau experience, a background in research methods and development communication, and predictive models in the 82–89% accuracy range.
More about Mobile Bay DataCommon questions
How much does a data analyst cost for a small business?
At Mobile Bay Data every engagement is fixed price. A Data Health Check is $650, a dashboard build starts at $1,800, and monthly reporting starts at $500 a month. A full-time analyst in Alabama costs roughly $70,000 a year once benefits are counted, so most small businesses start with the audit and grow from there.
Do I need clean data before we start?
No. Messy data is the normal starting point and cleaning it is part of the work. If your records are in worse shape than expected, we say so in writing before any extra work happens.
What tools do you use?
SQL, Python and R for the analysis. Looker Studio and Power BI for dashboards. We connect to QuickBooks, Jobber, ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Square, Stripe, Google Analytics, Google Sheets, Airtable and donor systems such as Bloomerang, Little Green Light and DonorPerfect.
How is this different from hiring someone on Upwork?
You get a fixed price agreed up front, a named analyst in Daphne who can meet you in person, and a written scope. There is no hourly meter and no handoff to a stranger halfway through.
Do you work with nonprofits?
Yes. Grant and impact reporting is one of our two focus areas, and our team background in development communication and research methods is built for funder-facing work.
What if I don't know what I need?
That is exactly what the Data Health Check is for. It tells you what you have, what is missing, and what is worth building next. Many clients stop there for a while, and that is fine.
Start with a free 20-minute call
Tell us the one number you wish you knew. If we are not the right fit, we will say so on the call.