The American Community Survey
The decennial census of the United States is a constitutionally mandated function of the federal government, the main purpose of which is the apportionment of representatives. Over time, the scope of the census questionnaire was generally expanded, and in 1940, the...
Lies, Damned Lies, And Crime Statistics
Just a few weeks ago, the moderator in a presidential debate ‘fact checked’ one candidate’s assertion that crime rates were going up in the United States, citing the 2022 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) which said the opposite. The news recently hit that upon the release...
Store Closures Present Possibilities
7-Eleven, Walgreens, TGI Fridays, Big Lots, True Value. These are all American mainstays in the retail and restaurant worlds. Yet, all have recently announced massive store closures in the last few weeks. While it is sad that the stores are closing, it also presents...
The New AGS Consumer Expenditure Model
For many years, one of the primary complaints that we have heard about small area consumer spending models, from any of the major data vendors, is a lack of variance. Look at the percent of total expenditures at the block group spent on any category, and there is much...
The One-Two Punch
With Helene still visible in the rear-view mirror and communities from Florida to Virginia still without power, water and connectivity, this week’s Milton delivered more misery and damage to the southeast. Two in the space of a couple of weeks must be unprecedented,...
Worth A Thousand Words?
If the purpose of a site report is to convey an understanding of trade area demographics, it only makes sense that maps were soon included. Even cut-and-paste topographic maps, with hand drawn radii, brought the numbers on the page to life. The early attempts at...
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