Coverage analysis
What 30 minutes covers in Dallas.
DFW is a polycentric metroplex with two true downtowns (Dallas and Fort Worth) and several edge cities (Plano, Frisco, Las Colinas) that function as independent retail nodes. Drive-time analysis has to account for which node anchors the isochrone, because a Dallas-centric study will badly understate Tarrant County reach.
At 30 minutes, the Dallas isochrone captures the regional catchment — a zone where trips are planned but customers are willing to cross neighborhood boundaries. Unlike a 100–350 km² circle, the real road-network polygon follows Dallas's actual highway corridors, accounts for bridge and interchange chokepoints, and respects the natural and built barriers that force drivers to detour.
Best-fit categories at 30 minutes: Big-box, regional dining, car dealership, furniture, healthcare anchor, sporting goods. The 30-minute isochrone is the standard input for cannibalization studies and multi-unit expansion modeling.
The city-level population of 1,343,573 and a median household income of $54,747 give a sense of Dallas's economic density, but the figure that matters for site selection is the population inside the polygon — not the city as a whole. That number shifts dramatically depending on whether you're drawing from a high-density urban core or a lower-density suburban corridor. Use the tool above to set your actual candidate location, then generate the isochrone to see the real catchment.