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Trade area analysis, mapped.

Practical guides for franchise developers, retail site selectors, and multi-location operators who make decisions on real geographic data.

  1. FRANCHISE 9 min read

    Franchise Territory Mapping: How to Define Protected Zones That Hold Up

    Radius-based territories fail in arbitration and miscount populations by 25–40%. Here's the complete method for defining drive-time territories that are defensible, accurate, and built for multi-unit growth.

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  2. HEALTHCARE 8 min read

    Healthcare Site Selection Using Drive-Time Analysis: A Practical Framework

    Patient access zones, coverage gap analysis, and competitive density — healthcare facility siting requires a different analysis than retail. Here's the complete drive-time methodology.

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  3. LOGISTICS 7 min read

    Delivery Zone Mapping: Replace Radius Circles with Drive-Time Zones

    Radius delivery zones over-promise in slow-access directions and exclude fast-access corridors. Drive-time zone mapping fixes last-mile accuracy for delivery, service area, and depot coverage planning.

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  4. METHODOLOGY 8 min read

    Drive Time vs. Radius: Why Circles Mislead Retail Site Selection

    A 5-mile radius and a 15-minute drive can disagree by 40% on population. Here's the math, the geography, and what to use instead.

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  5. SITE SELECTION 10 min read

    How to Do Trade Area Analysis: A Practical Guide for Retail Expanders

    Trade area analysis is the first thing serious site selectors do and the last thing most operators get around to. Here's how to do it right.

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  6. FUNDAMENTALS 7 min read

    Isochrone Maps Explained: What They Are and Why They Beat Radii

    An isochrone is the boundary of everywhere reachable in a given travel time. Here's how they're built, why they matter, and how to read one.

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Drive-time analysis for your sector.

These guides go deeper on the specific workflows for each industry — territory modeling, catchment sizing, competitive analysis.

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