With SimplyAnalytics (formerly known as SimplyMap), you can access demographic data, consumer expenditures and behaviors and more. The data can also be mapped by location or locations can be ranked by a particular variable.
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SimplyMap reports require you to choose a variable and location. You can map the variables by state, county, zip code or census tract. Or, you can create a table comparing the data across a set of locations. In this video, Business Librarian Chad Boeninger demonstrates how to create a report in SimplyMap. The video is focused on identifying consumers who shop at Target and other department stores, but the same strategy would apply to any category of consumer behavior.
You can also rank locations by a particular variable, to tell you, for example, in which states the household average for food spending is highest or lowest.
Once you have a report, use the Actions menu to share or download the data in a format for further analysis or display in a report. The image blow shows average household spending mapped by state.